Table 3 Comparison of baseline characteristics of HIV- infected patients with and without chronic pain
Variables | Patients with chronic pain N = 57 | Patients with no pain N = 139 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median | Median | p value | |
Duration of specialist care (in years) | 10.8 | 4.9 | 0.0008 |
Age at enrollment (years) | 45.3 | 39.6 | 0.0002 |
Duration of ART (years) (N = 196) | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0.0046 |
Values of Parameter when included in specialist care | |||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.0 | 14.3 | 0.126 |
Creative protein C | 5 | 5 | 0.342 |
CD4+ lymphocyte count | 348 | 353 | 0.761 |
CD8+ lymphocyte count | 916 | 872 | 0.693 |
CD4+ percentage | 30.0 | 26.0 | 0.363 |
HIV RNA (copies/ml) | 18,100 | 33,915 | 0.151 |
Last available values before inclusion in the study | |||
BMI | 23.5 | 23.6 | 0.707 |
Systolic blood pressure | 125.6 | 125.0 | 0.826 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 78.1 | 78.0 | 0.766 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.8 | 15.1 | 0.578 |
C-Reative Protein (CRP) | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.147 |
Lowest nadir CD4+ count | 168 | 253 | 0.0206 |
CD4+ lymphocyte count | 516 | 563 | 0.256 |
CD4+ lymphocyte percentage | 40.0 | 41.0 | 0.294 |
CD8+ lymphocyte count | 731 | 735 | 0.892 |