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Table 3 Proportion of Children Immuno-suppressed by Age Category

From: Utility of total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 counts in HIV-1 infected children in Kenya

Age group in months

Severely depressed CD4 count Frequency (%)

Severely depressed CD4 percentage Frequency (%)

Depressed TLC Frequency (%)

No. of Children

<12

56 (68.3)

62 (48.1)

13 (15.9)

82

12-35

62 (48.1)

102 (79.1)

15 (12.4)

129

36-59

39 (33.3)

75 (63.6)

19 (16.1)

118

>59

69 (43.7)

127 (80.4)

58 (36.7)

158

ALL

226 (46.2)

371 (76.2)

105(21.6)

487