Table 5. The hemogram parameters and CD4+ T cell counts of MSM HIV-positive participants with parasitic infection (Mean ± SD).
| Parameters | Non-infection | Cryptosporidium | E. histolytica | C. cayetanensis | E. bieneusi | B. hominis | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD4 (cells/μL) | 266.1 ± 201.3 | 52.1 ± 50.9† | 153.1 ± 215.8† | 222.3 ± 252.5 | 303.7 ± 235.5 | 157.4 ± 146.6† | 0.000 |
| WBC (cells ×109/L) | 5.6 ± 2.5 | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 6.5 ± 5.1 | 3.2 ± 1.8† | 7.3 ± 3.0† | 7.4 ± 3.5† | 0.001 |
| NEUT (cells ×109/L) | 3.3 ± 2.1 | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 4.4 ± 4.7 | 1.6 ± 0.8† | 4.6 ± 2.6† | 5.4 ± 3.1† | 0.000 |
| LYMPH (cells ×109/L) | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 2.0 ± 0.9† | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 0.012 |
| MONO (cells ×109/L) | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.2† | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.102 |
| EOSO (cells ×109/L) | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | 0.2 ± 0.2† | 0.2 ± 0.4† | 0.291 |
| BASO (cells ×109/L) | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.02† | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.06 | 0.095 |
| RBC (cells ×1012/L) | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.8† | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 0.054 |
| HGB (g/L) | 138.8 ± 23.5 | 129.9 ± 27.0 | 130.3 ± 25.4 | 96.5 ± 55.8† | 142.6 ± 19.4 | 132.6 ± 18.8 | 0.066 |
*p-values indicated the comparison among different infection conditions using Kruskal-Wallis test.
†Statistically different compared with non-infection, using Kruskal-Wallis test.