Table 3 |
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Laboratory data of all severely malnourished children aged <60 months grouped by their HIV status. |
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HIV-positive median (IQR) n = 123 |
HIV-negative median (IQR) n = 192 |
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Haemoglobin |
7.8 (6.4–9.2) |
8.1 (6.5–9.6) |
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Total WBC (109/L) |
8.9 (5.4–11.3) |
9.1 (7.2–13.5)** |
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Neutrophils (109/L) |
4.9 (2.8–8.0) |
5.9 (3.4–8.9) |
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Neutrophils (%) |
59 (35–71) |
55 (41–65) |
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Monocytes (109/L) |
0.22 (0.11–0.94) |
0.28 (0.15–0.53) |
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Monocytes (%) |
2 (1.8–7.5) |
2 (1.8–5) |
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Total lymphocytes (109/L) |
2.9 (2.1–4.9) |
4.5 (2.9–6.3)** |
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Lymphocytes (%) |
39 (26–50) |
40 (32–50) |
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CD4+ cell count (106/L) |
497 (280–1379) |
1265 (829–1758)*** |
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CD4+ cells (%) |
18 (12–34) |
33 (26–40)*** |
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CD8+ cell count (106/L) |
880 (490–1750) |
588 (331–913)*** |
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CD8+ cells (%) |
31 (23–50) |
15 (13–21)*** |
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CD4+/CD8+ ratio |
0.76 (0.24–1.19) |
2.0 (1.5–2.8)*** |
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*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001 |
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Bachou et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:27 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-27 |
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