Table 2.
Hematological parameters of HIV positive patients at Gondar University Hospital from February – May 2012
|
Parameters |
HIV patients (N = 290) |
On HAART (N = 145) |
HAART Naïve (N = 145) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Mean ± SD) | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| WBC (×103/μl) |
5.73 ± 2.2 |
5.2 ± 1.9 |
6.3 ± 2.3 |
<0.001 |
| TLC (×103/μl) |
2 ± 0.9 |
1.9 ± 0.9 |
2 ± 0.9 |
0.189 |
| ANC (×103/μl) |
2.73 ± 1.6 |
2.4 ± 1.4 |
3.1 ± 1.7 |
<0.001 |
| RBC (×106/μl) |
4.32 ± 0.8 |
4 ± 0.6 |
4.7 ± 0.8 |
<0.001 |
| Hgb (g/dl) |
13.5 ± 1.9 |
14 ± 1.6 |
13 ± 2.1 |
<0.001 |
| PCV (%) |
41 ± 5.5 |
41.4 ± 4.4 |
40.4 ± 6.4 |
0.124 |
| MCV (fl) |
96.4 ± 11.7 |
10.5 ± 1 |
8.8 ± 0.6 |
<0.001 |
| MCH (pg) |
32 ± 5.2 |
35.3 ± 4.2 |
28.4 ± 3.7 |
<0.001 |
| MCHC (g/dl) |
33 ± 2.2 |
33.6 ± 1.8 |
32.2 ± 2.3 |
<0.001 |
| RDW (%) |
14.6 ± 1.7 |
14.4 ± 1.8 |
14.8 ± 1.7 |
0.052 |
| PLT (×103/μl) |
256 ± 89 |
258.6 ± 82.9 |
253.1 ± 95.2 |
0.596 |
| MPV (%) |
9.7 ± 1.3 |
9.4 ± 1 |
10 ± 1.4 |
<0.001 |
| CD4 (Cells/μl) | 1091.1 ± 592 | 415.4 ± 218.8 | 361.1 ± 224.4 | 0.038 |
Note: Numerical data in Bold = indicates the level of significance (p < 0.05) when the HAART naïve were compared to those on HAART (unpaired t-test).