Table 3.

Symptom Frequency and Intensity of Participants by DHHS category and Taking ARVs

Study A								Study B
Taking ARVs now	CD4 (cells/mm3) – DHHS category	N in group	% in group	Symptom Frequency Mean (0–64)	SD	Symptom Intensity Mean (0–192)	SD	N in group	% in group	Symptom Frequency Mean (0–64)	SD	Symptom Intensity Mean (0–192)	SD
No	0–200	38	21.7%	21.2	20.1	46.2	53.2	29	22.0%	18.7	17.5	40.0	41.1
	201–350	22	12.6%	23.8	18.2	37.7	40.7	31	23.4%	20.4	20.2	39.4	33.2
	351 and higher	115	65.7%	19.7	19.2	37.0	39.2	72	54.5%	19.3	16.9	37.0	30.7
Total No		175		20.5	19.2	38.5	39.8	132		19.4	17.7	38.2	33.5
Yes	0–200	182	28.2%	19.7	17.0	31.0	29.8	89	25.7%	21.9	17.8	44.4	37.5
	201–350	138	21.3%	16.4	15.0	32.5	33.9	70	20.2%	22.2	20.6	43.5	39.7
	351 and higher	325	50.3%	17.2	16.0	30.1	30.0	186	19.7%	20.8	18.2	40.6	35.4
Total Yes		645		17.8	16.1	32.2	31.4	345		21.4	18.6	42.2	36.8
Combined	0–200	220	26.8%	19.9	17.5	33.48	34.9	118	24.7%	21.0	17.7	42.9	38.1
	201–350	160	19.5%	17.5	15.6	33.22	34.9	101	21.1%	21.7	20.3	42.3	37.5
	351 and higher	440	53.7%	17.9	16.9	31.8	32.3	258	54.1%	20.4	17.8	39.8	34.4
Total Combined		820		18.3	16.8	33.7	33.8	477		20.9	18.3	41.1	36.0