Evaluation of the effects of Artemisia Annua L. and Moringa Oleifera Lam. on CD4 count and viral load among PLWH on ART at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

Table 4 Linear regression analysis of demographic, immunological, and anthropometric factors influencing absolute CD4 count

Parameter	Treatment Group	Coeff.	Std. Error	t	P value	95%CI
Parameter	Treatment Group	Coeff.	Std. Error	t	P value	Lower limit	Upper limit
CD4 (cells/µl)	AMG	44.22	17.08	2.59	0.010*	10.52	77.93
CD4 (cells/µl)	CG	-60.84	15.14	-4.02	0.000*	-90.74	-30.93
Age	AMG	3.39	2.06	1.64	0.102	-0.68	7.46
Age	CG	0.16	1.65	0.10	0.924	-3.10	3.42
Female gender	AMG	5.55	33.60	0.17	0.869	-60.79	71.89
Female gender	CG	-51.34	30.87	-1.66	0.098	-112.31	9.63
BMI (kg/m²)	AMG	2.81	3.72	0.76	0.451	-4.54	10.16
BMI (kg/m²)	CG	1.51	4.66	0.32	0.746	-7.69	10.71
Irregular income	AMG	-68.81	79.45	-0.87	0.388	-225.65	88.04
Irregular income	CG	-35.02	48.48	-0.72	0.471	-130.78	60.74

*statistically significant
AG: Artemisia group; AMG: Artemisia plus Moringa group; CG: control group
Absolute CD4 cell counts of the AMG participants were compared to the CG using linear regression analysis. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant

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