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Table 3 Association of CD4 level with OIs at ART clinic of Gondar University Hospital, February- April 2012

From: Common opportunistic infections and their CD4 cell correlates among HIV-infected patients attending at antiretroviral therapy clinic of Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Type of OIs

Positive N (%)

Negative N (%)

OR (P-value)

Tuberculosis

   

 <200

21 (29.58)

50 (70.42)

9.40 (<0.001)*

 200-350

6 (5.88)

96 (94.22)

1.40 (0.544)

 >350

8 (4.28)

179 (95.72)

1.00

 Total

35 (9.72)

325 (90.28)

 

Diarrhea

   

 <200

4 (5.63)

67 (94.37)

3.66 (0.075)

 200-350

5 (4.90)

97 (95.10)

3.16 (0.103)

 >350

3 (1.60)

184 (98.40)

1.00

 Total

12 (3.33)

348 (96.77)

 

Oral candidiasis

   

 <200

16 (22.53)

55 (77.47)

27.20 (<0.001)*

 200-350

0 (0.00)

102 (100)

_

>350

2 (1.06)

185 (98.94)

1.00

 Total

18 (5.00)

342 (95.00)

 

Skin fungal infections

   

 <200

4 (5.63)

67 (94.37)

11.10 (0.008)*

 200-350

1 (0.98)

101 (99.02)

1.84 (0.662)

 >350

1 (0.53)

186 (99.47)

1.00

 Total

6 (1.67)

354 (98.33)

 

Pneumonia

   

 <200

3 (4.22)

68 (95.78)

8.21 (0.032)*

 200-350

1 (0.98)

101 (99.02)

1.84 (0.662)

 >350

1 (0.53)

186 (99.47)

1.00

 Total

5 (1.38)

355 (98.62)

 

Others

   

 <200

4 (5.63)

67 (94.37)

11.10 (0.008)*

 200-350

1 (0.98)

101 (99.02)

1.84 (0.662)

 >350

1 (0.53)

186 (99.47)

1.00

 Total

6 (1.67)

354 (98.33)

 
  1. *Statistically significant association, OR = Odds ratio.