Glutathione, glutathione peroxidase and some hematological parameters of HIV-seropositive subjects attending clinic in University of Calabar teaching hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Table 2 Variable associated with anemia in HIV

Parameter	N. anemic (%)	X²	P-value	Odd ratio	95%CI
GENDER
Male	39 (84.78)	5.14	0.023*	1.958	1.003–3.882
Female	35 (64.81)			1
ART CATEGORY
On ART	38 (63.33)	8.870	0.003*	0.607	0.461–0.800
ART Naïve	36 (90.00)			1
On ART CATEGORY
Male	21 (77.78)	4.411	0.036*	2.026	0.967–4.247
Female	17 (51.52)			1
ART NAÏVE CATEGORY
Male	18 (94.74)	0.902	0.342	2.000	0.355–11.265
Female	18 (85.71)			1
CD4 CATEGORY
< 200 cells/mm³	9 (100)		0.107^a	0.878	0.807–0.956
≥ 200 cells/mm³	65 (71.43)			1

^ap value for fisher exact test
N absolute numbers; Hb hemoglobin, GSH glutathione, GPX glutathione peroxidase; WBC b white blood cell count; CD cluster of differentiation
*: Significantly different

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