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Table 5 Antioxidant and some haematological parameters the HIV infected subjects based on CD4 category

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

Parameters

CD4 category

p-value

CD4 < 200 cells/mm3

N = 9

Mean ± S.D

CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mm3

N = 91

Mean ± S.D

ANTIOXIDANTS

 GSH (μg/mL)

2.57 ± 0.59

3.88 ± 1.91

< 0.01*

 GPX (pg/mL)

89.57 ± 20.34

126.47 ± 63.83

< 0.01*

HEMATOLOGY

 CD4 (cells/mm3)

131.56 ± 73.21

442.19 ± 283.31

< 0.01*

 Hb (g/dL)

8.62 ± 2.22

11.53 ± 1.58

< 0.01*

 WBC (× 109/L)

2.66 ± 0.51

3.80 ± 1.02

< 0.01*

 Platelet (× 109/L)

102.58 ± 17.07

185.27 ± 59.98

< 0.01*

  1. N absolute number; Hb hemoglobin; GSH glutathione;
  2. GPX glutathione peroxidase; WBC white blood cells count
  3. CD cluster of differentiation
  4. *: Significantly different
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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