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. 2018 Sep;18(3):512–522. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i3.7

Table 4.

Association of ART and OS markers in the HIV/PTB co-infected patients

Parameter HIV/PTB (ART treated)β HIV/PTB (ART naïve)β P-value
Vitamin C (mg/dl) Median(IQR) 0.14(0.10–0.17) 0.28(0.12–0.41) 0.03
Albumin (g/l) Median(IQR) 39.5(27.9–48.90) 25.5(21.80–31.30) 0.001
TP (mg/ml) Median(IQR) 44.0(37.65–45.35) 41.8(37.10–44.80) 0.39
TAS (mmol/l) Median(IQR) 1.2(1.06–1.87) 1.7(1.12–2.37) 0.06
MDA(µM) Median(IQR) 1.3(1.51–1.85) 1.7(1.59–1.91) 0.65
ALT(IU) Median(IQR) 9.9(5.9–17.05) 7.0(4.7–12.70) 0.24
AST(IU) Median(IQR) 39.2(24.45–57.30) 54.2(22.70–72.20) 0.29
GGT(IU) Median(IQR) 77.5(45.0–180.0) 70.0(46.50–172) 0.95

Abbreviations: ART=Antiretroviral therapy, TP=Total protein, TAS=Total antioxidant status MDA=Malondialdehyde, ALT=Alanine transaminase, AST=Aspartate transaminase, GGT=Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase.

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All patients were HIV/TB co-infected