Table 4.
Antioxidant and some hematological parameters of HIV infected subject on ART and ART naïve subjects
| HIV Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Subjects on ART N = 60 Mean ± S.D |
ART naive Subjects N = 40 Mean ± S.D |
p-value |
| ANTIOXIDANTS | |||
| GSH (μ g/mL) | 4.32+ 2.19 | 2.93+ 0.66 | < 0.01* |
| GPX (pg/mL) | 143.22 + 71.96 | 93.04 ± 19.78 | < 0.01* |
| HEMATOLOGY | |||
| CD4 (cells /mm3) | 442.17+ 242.99 | 342.33 + 208.58 | < 0.01* |
| Hb (g/dL) | 11.70 + 1.99 | 10.63 + 1.37 | < 0.01* |
| WBC (× 109/L) | 4.02 + 1.15 | 3.21 + 0.58 | < 0.01* |
| sPlatelet (× 109/L) | 205.33 ± 62.90 | 136.57 + 30.06 | < 0.01* |
N absolute number; Hb hemoglobin; GSH glutathione;
GPX glutathione peroxidase; WBC white blood cells count
CD cluster of differentiation
*: Significantly different