Spectrum of clinical disease in a series of 135 hospitalised HIV-infected patients from north India

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Laboratory findings in a series of 135 patients with HIV/AIDS

Variable	Unit	Mean ± SD	Range	Abnormality*%
Haemoglobin	g/L	98 ± 27	33 – 161	50.5
TLC	× 10⁹/L	6.2 ± 2.8	0.9 – 15.3	17.3
Platelet count	× 10⁹/L	267 ± 183	56 – 960	19.3
ESR	mm/hr	56 ± 18	12 – 91	96.2
ALC	× 10⁹/L	1.7 ± 0.8	0.1 – 3.6	22
CD4+ cell count (n = 109)	per μL	121 ± 205	0 – 1425	98.2
Serum albumin	g/L	30 ± 8	16 – 51	70.7
Serum globulin	g/L	45 ± 11	21 – 76	70.3
Serum bilirubin – total	μmol/L	18.8 ± 32.5	3.4 – 220.6	6.7
AST	IU/L	77 ± 113	2 – 790	17
ALT	IU/L	76 ± 92	2 – 682	22.3
ALP	IU/L	360 ± 419	44 – 2355	11.1
PaO₂ (n = 31)	kPa	10.6 ± 3.7	4.6 – 19.4	14.8^†
A-a DO₂ (n = 31)	kPa	2.8 ± 2.4	0 – 7.5	7.4^†

* Defined by cut-off values as mentioned in the text; † Denominator was taken as 135; TLC – Total leucocyte count; ALC – Absolute lymphocyte count; ESR – Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; AST – Alanine aminotransferase; ALT – Aspartate aminotransferase; ALP – Alkaline phosphatase; PaO₂ – Partial pressure of oxygen; A-a DO₂ – Arterial-alveolar oxygen gradient.

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