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. 2016 Jun 24;17(1):444. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.444

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of HIV-1-positive individuals undergoing CD4+ T-cell count enumeration.

Patient characteristics Female Male Total§



n % Range n % Range n % Range
Median age (IQR), years 32 - 26–37 33 - 30–40 32 - 27–38
18–24 39 17.90 - 4 8 - 43 16.00 -
25–29 54 24.77 - 8 16 - 62 23.10 -
30–34 46 21.10 - 18 36 - 64 23.90 -
35–39 44 20.20 - 7 14 - 51 19.00 -
> 40 35 16.10 - 13 26 - 48 17.90 -
Median (IQR) NHLS CD4 count cells/mm3 292 - 184–453 254 - 151–387 286 - 176.5–444.5
Number (%) NHLS ≤ 350 cells/mm3 130 60 - 34 68 - 164 61.19 -
Number (%) NHLS ≤ 500 cells/mm3 176 81 - 42 82 - 218 81 -
Median (IQR) PIMA™ CD4 count cells/mm3 328 - 204–451 308 - 179–419 322 - 204–449
Number (%) PIMA™ ≤ 350 cells/mm3 114 52.30 - 31 62 - 145 54.10 -
Number (%) PIMA™ ≤ 500 cells/mm3 173 79 - 42 84 - 215 80 -

IQR, interquartile range; NHLS, National Health Laboratory Services.

Female, n = 218;

Male, n = 50;

§

Total, n = 268.