Table 1.

Hematological and immunological parameters in cases and controls

Parameters	HIV positive cases (n=55)	HIV negative controls (n=55)	P a
Hemoglobin (gm/dl)	10.07±2.90	13.63±1.28	<0.001
RBC (million cells/cu.mm)	4.04±1.03	4.98±0.66	<0.001
PCV (%)	36.09±9.74	42.70±3.76	0.001
MCV (fl)	89.47±11.98	86.68±9.43	0.321
MCH (pg)	26.57±3.65	26.95±3.46	0.677
MCHC (gm/dl)	29.746±2.04	31.046±1.27	0.004
RDW CV (%)	16.130±2.17	14.313±1.35	0.000
WBC X1000 cells/cu.mm	6.298±2.60	7.34±1.80	0.076
Absolute neutrophils/cu.mm	3971.55±32.43	4396.33±54.02	0.398
Absolute lymphocytes/cu.mm	1783.50±50.08	2340.33±56.61	0.008
Absolute eosinophils/cu.mm	231.10±28.56	383.00±48.57	0.106
Absolute monocytes/cu.mm	200.33±34.114	194.67±88.15	0.847
Absolute Basophils/cu.mm	16.40±3.22	31.33±4.87	0.005
PlateletCountX1000cells/cu.mm	228.40±75.92	254.37±85.02	0.217
CD4 Count (cells/μL)	295.80±189.93	1005.14±304.87	<0.001
CD8 Count (cells/μL)	1034.71±760.85	585.58±229.25	0.003
CD4/CD8 ratio	0.31±0.19	1.83±0.57	<0.001

^a P<0.05 is significant