Table I. Demographics of HIV-positive and healthy children.
| Characteristic | Overall (n=364) |
HIV positive (n=222) |
Healthy controls (n=142) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 6.6 (2.9) | 6.3 (2.8) | 7.0 (2.9) | 0.03 |
| Median age, years (IQR) | 6.5 (4.3-8.7) | 6.4 (4.1-8.4) | 6.8 (4.6-9.2) | 0.04 |
| Age categories, n (%) | 0.12 | |||
| <2-3yrs | 79 (21.7) | 54 (24.3) | 25 (17.6) | |
| 4-5 yrs | 74 (20.3) | 47 (21.2) | 27 (19.0) | |
| 6-8 yrs | 135 (37.1) | 83 (37.4) | 52 (36.6) | |
| 9-12 yrs | 76 (20.9) | 38 (17.1) | 38 (26.8) | |
| % male in age groups, n (%) | ||||
| <2-3yrs | 37 (46.84) | 30 (55.56) | 7 (28.00) | 0.01 |
| 4-5 yrs | 32 (43.24) | 22 (46.81) | 10 (37.04) | 0.35 |
| 6-8 yrs | 57 (42.22) | 35 (42.17) | 22 (42.31) | 0.94 |
| 9-12 yrs | 22 (28.95) | 8 (21.05) | 14 (36.84) | 0.01 |
| Sex M:F | 148: 216 (41: 59) |
95: 127 (43: 57) |
53:89 (37:63) |
0.30 |
| Nationality, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Thai | 264 (72.5) | 122 (55.0) | 142 (100.0) | |
| Cambodia | 100 (27.5) | 100 (45.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| %CDC N:A:B | 1:62:37 | |||
| Median CD4% (IQR) | 24.5 (18.6-32.3) | 20.2 (16.5-23.5) | 34.8 (30.2-38.6) | <0.001 |
| Median CD4 count, cells/mm3 (IQR) | 835 (578-1130) | 631 (434-887) | 1099 (895-1452) | <0.001 |
| Median HIV RNA log10 copies/ml (IQR) | - | 4.8 (4.3-5.0) | - | - |