Table 2 Anaemia and clinical/immunological stage
From: Anaemia in HIV-infected children: severity, types and effect on response to HAART
Disease stage at baseline | Anaemia | No anaemia | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 148 (%) | n = 109 (%) | ||
Clinical disease stage | |||
Early (Stage I &II) | 31 (20.9) | 58 (53.2%) | <0.0001 |
Late (Stage III &IV) | 117 (79.1) | 51 (46.8%) | |
Immunological disease stage | |||
No or mild ISS§ | 65 (43.9) | 70 (64.2%) | 0.001* |
Advanced or Severe ISS§ | 83 (56.1) | 39 (35.8%) | |
Mean CD4 percentage | |||
Age under 5 years | 24.74 (n=111) | 32.32 (n=34) | 0.011* |
Age over 5 years | 18.11 (n=37) | 27.48 (n=75) | 0.002* |
Combined mean CD4+ % | 23.27 | 28.71 | 0.004* |
Mean CD4 absolute count | |||
Over 5 years | 257.32 | 489.01 | <0.0001* |