Table 1 |
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Comparison of baseline characteristics in case and control group |
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Variable |
HIV+TB (Cases: N = 63) |
HIV+ (Controls: N = 51) |
P value |
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Age (years) Mean, IORa |
36.5 (24-60) |
37.2 (25-57) |
0.67 |
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Gender Males Females |
49 (77.7%) 14(22.22%) |
36(70.6%) 15(29.4%) |
0.38 |
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Weight(Kg) (Mean ± S.D.) |
47.58 ± 7.78 |
51.47 ± 9.58 |
0.01 |
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BMI (kg/m2) (Mean + S.D.)b |
17.83 ± 4.44 |
19.15 ± 4.67 |
0.20 |
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CD4 cell count (cells/mm3) (Median, IQR) |
127 (16-693) |
142 (9 -252) |
0.36 |
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Viral Load (copies/ml) (Median, IQR) |
161499 (129-6080000) |
Not done |
- |
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Haemoglobin (g/dl), (Mean + S.D.) |
10.2 ± 2.08 |
11.5 ± 1.53 |
< 0.01 |
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Bilirubin (mg/dl) (Mean + S.D.) |
0.63 ± 0.17 |
0.64 ± 0.21 |
0.93 |
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AST (I.U) (Mean + S.D.) |
47.76 ± 39.37 |
38.79 ± 21.25 |
0.22 |
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ALT (I.U.) (Mean + S.D.) |
37.33 ± 32.55 |
35.26 ± 19.84 |
0.74 |
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Albumin (g/dl) (Mean + S.D.) |
3.72 ± 0.73 |
4.26 ± 0.57 |
< 0.001 |
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aInter Quartile Range bStandard deviation |
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Sinha et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2011 8:41 doi:10.1186/1742-6405-8-41 |
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