TABLE 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters of HBV infection among HIV-positive adult patients, Jos University Teaching Hospital HIV clinic, August 2015.
| Variable | Positive | Negative | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex‡ | |||
| Men | |||
| n | 4 | 28 | |
| % | 12.5 | 87.5 | 0.494 |
| Women | |||
| n | 7 | 81 | |
| % | 8.0 | 92.0 | |
| Age in years† | |||
| Mean ± SD | 39.8 ± 6.3 | 40.9 ± 10.9 | 0.627 |
| Median | 42 | 40 | |
| Age group (years)‡ | |||
| ≤ 29 | |||
| n | 1 | 18 | |
| % | 5.3 | 94.7 | |
| 30–39 | |||
| n | 2 | 34 | |
| % | 5.6 | 94.4 | 0.019 |
| 40–49 | |||
| n | 8 | 31 | |
| % | 20.5 | 79.5 | |
| ≥ 50 | |||
| n | 0 | 26 | |
| % | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
| Educational level‡ | |||
| No education | |||
| n | 1 | 9 | |
| % | 10.0 | 90.0 | |
| Primary education | |||
| n | 5 | 28 | |
| % | 15.2 | 84.8 | 0.242 |
| Secondary education | |||
| n | 4 | 35 | |
| % | 10.3 | 89.7 | |
| Tertiary education | |||
| n | 6 | 32 | |
| % | 15.8 | 84.2 | |
| Marital status‡ | |||
| Married | |||
| n | 5 | 59 | |
| % | 7.8 | 92.2 | |
| Single | 0.875 | ||
| n | 2 | 12 | |
| % | 14.3 | 85.7 | |
| Widowed | |||
| n | 3 | 24 | |
| % | 11.1 | 88.9 | |
| CD4+ cell count (cells/µL)† | |||
| Mean ± SD | 215.7 ± 135.4 | 220.3 ± 188.7 | 0.938 |
| Median | 214 | 157 | |
| ALT level (IU/mL)† | |||
| Mean ± SD | 42.0 ± 37.5 | 25.3 ± 22.4 | 0.033 |
| Median | 29.9 | 18.4 | |
Note: Fifteen participants did not provide a response for marital status.
ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; CD4+, cluster of differentiation.
†
, unpaired t-test.
‡
, Chi-square distribution.