Table 1 Characteristics of HD patients and their apparently healthy counterparts in Alexandria (2014–2016)
Characteristic | HD patients (N = 120) | Apparently healthy individuals (N = 100) |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 58 (48.3) | 47 (47.0) |
 Female | 62 (51.7) | 53 (53.0) |
Age (years) | ||
 Mean ± SD | 50.21 ± 13.41 | 48.92 ± 16.32 |
 20–39 | 31 (25.8) | 31 (31.0) |
 40–59 | 54 (45.0) | 39 (39.0) |
  ≥ 60 | 35 (29.2) | 30 (30.0) |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 111 (92.5) | 77 (77.0) |
 Rural | 9 (7.5) | 23 (23.0) |
Education status | ||
 Illiterate | 28 (23.3) | 17 (17.0) |
 Semiliteratea | 36 (30.0) | 26 (26.0) |
 Secondary | 28 (23.3) | 27 (27.0) |
 University and above | 28 (23.3) | 30 (30.0) |
Occupation | ||
 Manual worker | 9 (7.5) | 11 (11.0) |
 Public service employee | 20 (16.7) | 24 (24.0) |
 Retired | 24 (20.0) | 18 (18.0) |
 Unemployed | 60 (50.0) | 40 (40.0) |
 Otherb | 7 (5.8) | 7 (7.0) |
Diarrhea | ||
 No | 84 (70.0) | 99 (99.0) |
 Yes | 36 (30.0) | 1 (1.0) |
CD4+ count (cells/μl) | ||
 Mean ± SD | 934 ± 124 | 3490 ± 2761 |
  <  200 | 21 (17.5) | 0 (0.0) |
 200–349 | 11 (9.2) | 0 (0.0) |
 350–500 | 16 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) |
  > 500 | 72 (60.0) | 100 (100) |