Table 6 Correlates of low baseline haemoglobin level
Hb ≥ 10 N = 216 (64.1 %) | Hb ≤10 N = 121 (35.9 %) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CD4 (median) | 9.0 | 10.8 | 0.2 | |
WHO | <0.0001 | |||
Stage 1 and 2 | 76 (35.2 %) | 4 (8.2 %) | 1 | |
Stage 3 and 4 | 140 (64.8 %) | 80 (81.8 %) | 10.6 (3.64, 36.3) | |
WHZ | 0.58 | |||
<−2 | 26 (12.0 %) | 17 (14.2 %) | 1 | |
>−2 | 190 (88.0 %) | 103 (85.8 %) | 0.83 (0.41, 1.68) | |
WAZ | 0.04 | |||
<−2 | 124 (57.4 %) | 83 (68.6 %) | 1 | |
>−2 | 92 (42.6 %) | 38 (31.4 %) | 0.62 (0.38, 1.01) | |