Table 1 Population demographic characteristics between HIV positive and negative patients groups, CD4 count study, 2012
Characteristics | Frequency | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV positive (n = 25) | HIV negative (n = 76) | |||
Age | <20 | 1 (4%) | 14 (18.4%) | |
20–40 | 19 (76%) | 40 (52.6%) | 0.084 | |
>40 | 5 (20%) | 22 (29%) | ||
Gender | Male | 18 (72%) | 54 (71.1%) | |
Female | 7 (28%) | 22 (27.9%) | 0.941 | |
Marital status | Married | 13 (52%) | 38 (50%) | |
Single | 8 (32%) | 36 (47.4%) | 0.035 | |
Divorced/widowed | 4 (16%) | 2 (2.6%) | ||
Occupation | Peasant/farmer | 8 (32%) | 27 (35.5%) | 0.079 |
Self employed | 5 (20%) | 10 (13.2%) | ||
Boda boda | 7 (28%) | 9 (11.8%) | ||
Student/pupil | 0 | 14 (18.4%) | ||
Others | 5 (20%) | 16 (21.1%) | 0.113 | |
Laboratory tests | ||||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.2 iqr (3.7) | 13.4 iqr (3.55) | 0.521 | |
Total white blood cells (cells/ml) | 7600 iqr (5600) | 8750 iqr (5950) | 0.450 | |
Neutrophils (%) | 68.8 iqr (18.2) | 68.95 iqr (18.45) | 0.0478 | |
Lymphocytes (%) | 14.2 iqr (14.7) | 22.35 iqr (16.8) | 0.795 | |
Other WBC’s | 17 iqr (10) | 8.7 iqr (5.6) | ||