Table 1 Patient characteristics at recruitment
From: Anaemia in HIV-infected children: severity, types and effect on response to HAART
Characteristic | Anaemia | No anaemia | Chi-square | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 148 (%) | n = 109 (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | 85 (57.4) | 53 (48.6) | 1.959 | 0.167 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 110 (74.3) | 82 (75.2) | 0.027 | 0.886 |
Age categories | ||||
< 12 months | 22 (14.9) | 3 (2.8) | ||
12-59 months | 89 (60.1) | 31 (28.4) | ||
60 months and above | 37 (25) | 75 (68.8) | 50.613 | <0.0001* |
Previous admission | 113 (76.4) | 48 (44) | 28.01 | <0.0001* |
Presence of OI | 108 (73.0) | 58 (53.7) | 10.170 | 0.001* |
Nutritional status | ||||
Mean WAZ | −2.46 | −1.66 | <0.0001* | |
Mean WHZ | −2.54 | −2.08 | 0.023* | |
MUAC for the < 5 (mean) | 11.99 | 13.54 | 0.001* | |
Co-trimoxazole use | 50 (33.8) | 20 (18.3) | 7.546 | 0.004* |
Baseline reticulocyte count | 3.1 | 1.2 | <0.0001* |