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Table 6 Comparison of oxidative stress markers levels between HIV infected patients with and without the CD4<200 lymphocytes/mm3

From: The effect of different combination therapies on oxidative stress markers in HIV infected patients in cameroon

 

pre-HAART (n = 65)

HAART (n = 85)

CD4 sub class

<200

≥ 200

<200

≥ 200

n

28 (43,18%)

37 (56.82%)

44 (51.7%)

41(48.3%)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

23.91 ± 0.64

26.92 ± 1.09*

26.29 ± 1.39

25.22 ± 0.98

Albumin (mol/l)

0.39 ± 0.08

0.57 ± 0.13

0.50 ± 0.10

0.47 ± 0.15

CD4 (lymphocytes/mm 3 )

93.37 ± 13.01

434.21 ± 71.56**

73.26 ± 15.18

341.83 ± 30.44**

Sulfhydryls (nmol/mg protein)

4. 85 ± 1.30

4.94 ± 2.5

4.30 ± 2.7

3.59 ± 1.20

TBARS (μmol/l)

4.31 ± 0.47

4.82 ± 0.7

6.80 ± 1.62

5.82 ± 1.17

Carbonyls (nmol/mg protein)

1.45 ± 0.10

1.17 ± 0.16

0.83 ± 0.20

0.86 ± 0.14

  1. Significant differences (**P < 0.005; **P < 0.0001) are by comparison with CD4 Sub class <200 lymphocytes/mm3