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Table 6 Antioxidant and some haematological parameters the HIV infected subjects based on gender

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

Parameters

Gender

p-value

Male HIV subjects

N = 46

Mean ± S.D

Female HIV subjects

N = 54

Mean ± S.D

ANTIOXIDANTS

 GSH (μg/mL)

3.33 ± 1.38

4.13 ± 2.16

0.030*

 GPX (pg/mL)

110.45 ± 50.56

133.96 ± 69.00

0.053

HEMATOLOGY

 CD4 (cells/mm3)

366.24 ± 207.33

455.11 ± 253.08

0.060

 Hb (g/dL)

11.33 ± 2.19

11.22 ± 1.50

0.766

 WBC (× 109/L)

3.41 ± 0.70

3.94 ± 1.21

0.009*

 Platelet (× 109/L)

166.74 ± 54.26

187.28 ± 67.18

0.100

  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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