Table 3.

Comparison of absolute CD4 count and human immunodeficiency virus viral load in groups of patients with varying absolute neutrophil count levels

Absolute neutrophil count	Absolute CD4 count (%)				HIV viral load (%)
	>500 cells/mm3	200-500 cells/mm3	<200 cells/mm3	P	>200 copies/ml	200-1000 copies/ml	<1000 copies/ml	P
Treatment naïve (cells/mm3)
1000-1500	20 (27.0)	20 (27.0)	34 (45.9)	0.345	35 (47.3)	2 (2.7)	37 (50.0)	0.168
500-1000	0	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)		0	0	6 (100.0)
<500	0	0	1 (100.0)		0	0	1 (100.0)
On HAART (cells/mm3)
1000-1500	26 (28.3)	22 (23.9)	44 (47.8)	0.266	48 (52.2)	2 (2.2)	42 (45.7)	0.069
500-1000	0	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)		0	0	6 (100.0)
<500	0	0	2 (100.0)		0	0	2 (100.0)

HAART=Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV=Human immunodeficiency virus