Table 2.
Laboratory characteristics among study patients
| Variable | Frequency N=300 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis N (%) | |
| Positive | 2 (0.7) |
| Negative | 298 (99.3) |
| Anti-nuclear antibodies N (%) | |
| Negative | 300(100) |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen N (%) | |
| Positive | 17 (5.6) |
| Negative | 283 (94.4) |
| Mean ESR mm/hr (SD) | 41.44 (±40.838) |
| Mean haemoglobin g/dl (SD) | 15.1 (±0.9) |
| Median total WBC cells/mm3 (Range) | 4,976 (1100 – 57000) |
| Median neutrophil percentage (Range) | 40.2 ( 4.9 – 80.7) |
| Median lymphocyte percentage (Range) | 40.9 ( 7.1 – 70.5) |
| Median platelets cells/mm3 (Range) | 265,350 (18,000 – 835,000) |
| Mean CD4 T-cell counts/mm3 (SD) | 278.6 (±12.2) |
| Mean Uric acid levels mg/dL (SD) | 0.3315 (±0.03) |