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Table 7 Antioxidants and some hematological parameters of HIV infected subjects on ART treatment based on duration of treatment

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

 

Duration of ART treatment (years)

Parameter

0–4

N = 32

Mean ± S.D

5–8

N = 18

Mean ± S.D

9–12

N = 10

Mean ± S.D

p-value

ANTIOXIDANTS

 GSH (μg/mL)

4.60 ± 2.03

4.62 ± 2.62

2.82 ± 1.27

0.731

 GPX (pg/mL)

137.21 ± 63.37

162.72 ± 91.33

127.37 ± 56.44

0.374

 CD4 (cells/mm3)

460.06 ± 247.25

484.44 ± 227.05

428.80 ± 277.33

0.851

HEMATOLOGY

 Hb (g/L)

11.69 ± 1.71

11.73 ± 2.00

11.68 ± 2.89

0.482

 WBC (× 109/L)

3.90 ± 1.04

4.11 ± 1.35

4.06 ± 1.16

0.644

 Platelet (× 109/L)

194.97 ± 58.32

211.94 ± 69.03

226.66 ± 65.20

0.337

  1. N absolute number; Hb hemoglobin; GSH glutathione
  2. GPX glutathione peroxidase; WBC white blood cells count
  3. CD cluster of differentiation