Table 1.
Patient characteristics and degree of anemia at enrollment
| Variables | Normal n (%) |
Mild anemiaa n (%) |
Moderate anemiab n (%) |
Severe anemiac n (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 838) | 189 (22.6) | 269 (32.1) | 238 (28.4) | 142 (16.9) | |
| Gender | 0.046 | ||||
| Female | 115 (21.1) | 165 (30.3) | 171 (31.4) | 94 (17.2) | |
| Male | 74 (25.2) | 104 (35.5) | 67 (22.9) | 48 (16.4) | |
| Age (years) | 0.726 | ||||
| <30 | 40 (20.1) | 61 (30.7) | 61 (30.7) | 37 (18.6) | |
| 30-39 | 75 (22.1) | 106 (31.3) | 98 (28.9) | 60 (17.7) | |
| ≥40 | 74 (24.7) | 102 (34.0) | 79 (26.3) | 45 (15.0) | |
| AIDSd | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 48 (12.0) | 109 (27.3) | 146 (36.6) | 96 (24.1) | |
| No | 141 (32.1) | 160 (36.4) | 92 (21.0) | 46 (10.5) | |
| Tuberculosise | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 9 (9.2) | 34 (34.7) | 28 (28.6) | 27 (27.5) | |
| No | 180 (24.3) | 235 (31.8) | 210 (28.4) | 115 (15.5) | |
| BMI (kg/m2)f | <0.001 | ||||
| <16 | 17 (8.8) | 49 (25.4) | 67 (34.7) | 60 (31.1) | |
| 16-18.4 | 46 (19.7) | 74 (31.8) | 76 (32.6) | 37 (15.9) | |
| ≥18.5 | 118 (33.5) | 134 (38.1) | 76 (21.6) | 24 (6.8) | |
| MCV (fL) | <0.001 | ||||
| <80 | 36 (11.7) | 90 (29.2) | 116 (37.7) | 66 (21.4) | |
| ≥80 | 153 (28.9) | 179 (33.8) | 122 (23.0) | 76 (14.3) | |
| MCH (pg) | <0.001 | ||||
| <26 | 35 (10.3) | 95 (27.9) | 130 (38.1) | 81 (23.7) | |
| ≥26 | 154 (31.0) | 174 (35.0) | 108 (21.7) | 61 (12.3) |
aHemoglobin 10-12 g/dL (10-13 g/dL for men). bHemoglobin 8-10 g/dL. cHemoglobin <8 g/dL. dWorld Health Organization clinical stage 4. eOn tuberculosis treatment at enrollment. f60 values missing (n = 778).
BMI, body mass index; MCV, mean cell volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin.