Table 2.
Distribution of Cytopenias across the study population
| n | % Any Cytopenia | % Anemia | % Leucopenia | % Thrombocytopenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | 400 | 65.0 | 47.8 | 24.3 | 8.3 |
| Characteristic | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 123 | 56.9 | 34.1 | 23.6 | 14.6 |
| Female | 277 | 68.6 | 53.8 | 24.5 | 5.4 |
| Age | |||||
| 18 to < 30 | 98 | 63.3 | 45.9 | 23.5 | 5.1 |
| 30 to < 35 | 80 | 70.0 | 50.0 | 26.3 | 11.3 |
| 35 to < 41 | 117 | 64.1 | 45.3 | 24.8 | 8.5 |
| ≥ 41 | 105 | 63.8 | 50.5 | 22.9 | 8.6 |
| Education level | |||||
| None | 12 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 41.7 | 8.3 |
| Minimum Primary | 206 | 65.5 | 48.5 | 21.8 | 8.7 |
| Minimum Secondary | 141 | 66.7 | 50.4 | 25.5 | 8.5 |
| Tertiary | 40 | 57.5 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 5.0 |
| Unknown† | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Unemployed | 55 | 69.1 | 56.4 | 20.0 | 3.6 |
| Employed | 345 | 64.3 | 46.4 | 24.9 | 9.0 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Not married | 265 | 64.9 | 49.1 | 22.3 | 7.2 |
| Married | 135 | 65.2 | 45.2 | 28.1 | 10.4 |
| CD4 count cells/μl | |||||
| <50 | 59 | 84.7 | 50.8 | 52.5 | 15.3 |
| 50 to <200 | 241 | 62.2 | 49.0 | 20.3 | 6.6 |
| 200 to < 350 | 88 | 59.1 | 43.2 | 15.9 | 9.1 |
| ≥ 350 | 12 | 66.7 | 41.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| BMI | |||||
| under weight | 31 | 83.9 | 71.0 | 12.9 | 9.7 |
| normal | 261 | 66.7 | 50.2 | 24.1 | 8.8 |
| over weight | 105 | 54.3 | 34.3 | 25.7 | 6.7 |
| Incomplete information* | 3 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| HAART status at recruitment | |||||
| Not using HAART | 200 | 68.0 | 47.0 | 26.0 | 12.0 |
| AZT-based HAART | 15 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Non-AZT based HAART | 185 | 61.6 | 47.6 | 23.8 | 4.9 |
| Presence/history of oral candidiasis | |||||
| No | 305 | 62.0 | 44.9 | 23.3 | 7.5 |
| Yes | 95 | 74.7 | 56.8 | 27.4 | 10.5 |
| Presence/history of fever | |||||
| No | 195 | 63.6 | 44.6 | 26.7 | 8.2 |
| Yes | 205 | 66.3 | 50.7 | 22.0 | 8.3 |
† One participant had education level as “unknown“
*Three participants did not have records for baseline weight therefore BMI could not be computed for these thus categorized as “Incomplete information”.