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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Mar 6;140(4):1101–1111.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.01.031

Table III.

Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Clinical and Pulmonary Outcomes by PFT Classification among HIV and HEU Youth

Characteristics and Outcomes PFT Classification*
Restrictive1 (N=18) Obstructive2 (N=41) Normal3 (N=127) P-Value13 P-Value23
Median (Q1, Q3) or N (%)
HIV YOUTH
 Age (years) 16.64 (14.04, 17.69) 17.74 (15.14, 19.17) 16.67 (14.17, 18.84) 0.80 0.20
 Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic Whites/Others and Non-Black Hispanics 7 (39%) 12 (29%) 30 (24%) 0.25 0.53
  Blacks, regardless of ethnicity 11 (61%) 29 (71%) 97 (76%)
 Sex: Male 3 (17%) 20 (49%) 54 (43%) 0.041 0.59
 Ever had asthma (questionnaires & chart review) 8 (44%) 22 (54%) 31 (24%) 0.090 <0.001
 Current asthma (questionnaires, medications, & chart review) 9 (50%) 21 (51%) 36 (28%) 0.099 0.013
 Is your child/teen’s asthma under control?a
  Yes 8 (100%) 22 (81%) 48 (96%) 1.00 0.048
  No 0 (0%) 5 (19%) 2 (4%)
 FEV1 percent predicted value 73.30 (65.70, 80.40) 83.40 (78.40, 96.90) 102.00 (95.20, 112.50) <0.001 <0.001
 FVC percent predicted value 75.60 (68.81, 78.13) 98.23 (87.95, 111.77) 102.57 (93.07, 113.17) <0.001 0.21
 PFT Reversibility with bronchodilator 0 (0%) 12 (31%) 4 (3%) 1.00 <0.001
 Pulse oximetry result (SpO2%)b 100 (99, 100) 99 (98, 100) 99 (98, 100) 0.073 0.68
 CD4 T-Cell Count (cells/μl)c 613 (462, 713) 536 (373, 717) 653 (464, 796) 0.48 0.13
 CD4 T-Cell Count Categoriesc
  ≥ 750 cells/μl 4 (22%) 10 (24%) 46 (37%) 0.47 0.25
  500 – 749 cells/μl 9 (50%) 14 (34%) 41 (33%)
  200 – 499 cells/μl 4 (22%) 11 (27%) 29 (23%)
  < 200 cells/μl 1 (6%) 6 (15%) 8 (6%)
 CD8 T-Cell Count (cells/μl)c 824 (550, 925) 793 (549, 1,050) 707 (499, 910) 0.30 0.26
 CD4/CD8 Ratioc 0.72 (0.51, 1.04) 0.77 (0.46, 1.20) 0.99 (0.69, 1.26) 0.078 0.055
 Log10 HIV-1 RNA (copies/mL)d 1.92 (1.30, 2.72) 2.15 (1.60, 3.97) 1.52 (1.30, 2.76) 0.49 0.002
 Total Serum IgE (kU/L)e 65 (27, 237) 70 (20, 333) 60.50 (19.00, 159.50) 0.52 0.50
 Eosinophil count (cells/mm3)f 138 (68, 329) 140 (72, 246) 108 (59, 185) 0.28 0.20
 Level of Exposure to Tobacco Products?g
  Active Tobacco Use 0 (0%) 6 (15%) 10 (8%) 0.76 0.43
  Passive Smoking 2 (13%) 3 (8%) 13 (11%)
  No Smoking 14 (88%) 31 (78%) 97 (81%)
Characteristics and Outcomes PFT Classification*
Restrictive1 (N=17) Obstructive2 (N=28) Normal3 (N=87) P-Value13 P-Value23
Median (Q1, Q3) or N (%)
HEU YOUTH
 Age (years) 14.70 (12.77, 17.32) 13.80 (12.64, 15.85) 14.81 (12.95, 16.58) 0.67 0.24
 Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic Whites/Others and Non-Black Hispanics 12 (71%) 7 (25%) 30 (34%) 0.007 0.49
  Blacks, regardless of ethnicity 5 (29%) 21 (75%) 57 (66%)
 Sex: Male 5 (29%) 16 (57%) 45 (52%) 0.12 0.67
 Ever had asthma (questionnaires & chart review) 1 (6%) 5 (18%) 23 (26%) 0.11 0.45
 Current asthma (questionnaires, medications, & chart review) 0 (0%) 8 (29%) 25 (29%) 0.010 1.00
 Is your child/teen’s asthma under control?a
  Yes 1 (100%) 7 (88%) 30 (94%) 1.00 0.50
  No 0 (0%) 1 (13%) 2 (6%)
 FEV1 percent predicted value 71.10 (63.50, 81.10) 86.35 (79.00, 96.85) 101.40 (95.00, 110.60) <0.001 <0.001
 FVC percent predicted value 70.12 (61.88, 76.42) 99.61 (85.55, 110.23) 104.08 (91.67, 110.89) <0.001 0.22
 PFT Reversibility with bronchodilator 2 (13%) 13 (50%) 6 (7%) 0.34 <0.001
 Pulse oximetry result (SpO2%)b 100 (99, 100) 100 (98, 100) 99 (98, 100) 0.11 0.35
 CD4 T-Cell Count (cells/μl)c 700 (565, 1,109) 943 (807, 1,115) 826 (656, 987) 0.61 0.033
 CD4 T-Cell Count Categoriesc
  ≥ 750 cells/μl 5 (45%) 20 (77%) 49 (61%) 0.45 0.26
  500 – 749 cells/μl 5 (45%) 6 (23%) 25 (31%)
  200 – 499 cells/μl 1 (9%) 0 (0%) 6 (8%)
 CD8 T-Cell Count (cells/μl)c 479 (380, 549) 569 (458, 675) 521 (403, 685) 0.27 0.43
 CD4/CD8 Ratioc 1.52 (1.24, 2.20) 1.78 (1.42, 2.00) 1.52 (1.25, 1.88) 0.58 0.096
 Total Serum IgE (kU/L)e 153 (34, 334) 105 (39, 185) 68 (31, 207) 0.31 0.68
 Eosinophil count (cells/mm3)f 340 (192, 429) 169 (81, 304) 133 (99., 251) 0.002 0.38
 Level of Exposure to Tobacco Products?g
  Active Tobacco Use 1 (8%) 1 (4%) 7 (9%) 1.00 0.15
  Passive Smoking 0 (0%) 3 (11%) 2 (2%)
  No Smoking 11 (92%) 23 (85%) 72 (89%)
*

2 HIV youth that had both restrictive and obstructive PFT classification were not included in this table.

13

P-value for the comparison of those with restrictive to those with normal PFT classification

23

P-value for the comparison of those with obstructive to those with normal PFT classification.

a

Participants, who answered ‘Yes’ to having been diagnosed with asthma by a physician, or having had wheezing at least once since age 3, or having received medicine by inhaler or a nebulizer for breathing trouble, wheezing, or coughing in questionnaires, were asked a series of questions to determine if their asthma was under control.

b

Among HIV youth, 4, 2, and 19 participants with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively, are missing pulse oximetry results. Among HEU youth, 3, 2, and 7 participants with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively, are missing pulse oximetry results.

c

CD4 T-cell count data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 4 HIV youth with normal PFT classification. CD4 T-cell count data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 6, 2, and 7 participants with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively.

d

Log10 HIV-1 RNA data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 3 HIV youth with normal PFT classification.

e

Total Serum IgE data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 1 and 3 HIV youth with restrictive and normal PFT classification, respectively. Total Serum IgE data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 6 and 4 HEU youth with restrictive and normal PFT classification, respectively.

f

Eosinophil count data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 5, 13, and 19 HIV youth with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively. Eosinophil count data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 7, 15, and 39 HEU youth with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively.

g

Urine cotinine data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 2, 1, and 7 HIV youth with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively. Urine cotinine data was not available within 4 months of PFT exam for 5, 1, and 6 HEU youth with restrictive, obstructive, and normal PFT classification, respectively.