Table 2 Characteristics of HIV infected children aged 1-5 years by zinc status at paediatric HIV clinics in Uganda
From: Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
Variable (mean, SD) | Serum zinc < 10 μmol/L | 95% CI | Serum zinc = 10 μmol/L | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in months | 32.2 (14.0) | 29.8 to 34.6 | 34.7 (13.6) | 32.2 to 37.2 |
Weight for height z score | -0.2 (1.4) | -0.5 to 0.0 | 0.1 (1.5) | -0.2 to 0.4 |
Weight for age z score | -1.4 (1.3) | -1.6 to -1.2 | -1.0 (-1.3) | -1.2 to -0.7 |
Height for age z score | -2.3 (1.4) | -2.5 to -2.0 | -1.9 (1.8) | -2.3 to -1.6 |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.7 (1.7) | 9.5 to 10.0 | 10.2 (1.5) | 9.7 to 10.5) |
Absolute CD4+ cell count (cells/μ L) | 1056 (613) | 950 to 1162 | 1214 (610) | 1099 to 1330 |
*On HAART (n,%) | 13 (29.5) | 31 (70.5) |