Table 2.
Red blood cell parameters and CD4+ T cell counts of HIV positive adult patients at baseline and after 6 months of ART at Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017
| Parameters | Before initiation of ART (n = 255) Mean ± SD |
After 6 months of ART initiation (n = 255) Mean ± SD |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (×106/μl) | 4.41 ± 0.71 | 4.28 ± 0.59 | 0.009 |
| Hgb (g/dl) | 12.8 ± 1.99 | 14.34 ± 1.89 | < 0.001 |
| MCV (fl) | 86.34 ± 6.42 | 96.33 ± 8.80 | < 0.001 |
| MCH (pg) | 29.1 ± 2.69 | 32.78 ± 4.09 | < 0.001 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 33.52 ± 1.75 | 34.18 ± 1.86 | < 0.001 |
| RDW (%) | 14.91 ± 2.66 | 13.66 ± 1.58 | < 0.001 |
| CD4 (Cells/μl) | 162.5 ± 108.6 | 347 ± 183.17 | < 0.001 |