Table 2: Hematological variables at 3 and 6 weeks, and at 3, 6 and 12 months of age; figures expressed as mean ± standard deviation, except when stated otherwise. Anemia prevalence rates and classification according to toxicity grades established by the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS), recently updated [10].

Age

3 weeks

(n = 88)

6 weeks

(n = 101)

3 months

(n = 101)

6 months

(n = 103)

12 months

(n = 97)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.2 ± 1.8

9.65 ± 0.9

11.3 ± 0.9

11.81 ± 0.8

12.1 ± 0.9

Anemia toxicity grade, n (%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mild (grade 1)

37 (42%)

36 (35.6%)

16 (15.8%)

5 (4.9%)

1 (1%)

Moderate (grade 2)

18 (20.5%)

12 (11.9%)

2 (2%)

0

1 (1%)

Severe (grade 3)

1 (1.1%)

0

0

0

0

Life-threatening (grade 4)

0

0

0

0

0

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

113 ± 7

106 ± 7

86 ± 4

78 ± 4

79 ± 4

Leukocyte count (109/mm3)

12.3 ± 2.1

11.4 ± 1.9

10.5 ± 2.8

11.3 ± 3.1

11.3 ± 3.0

Neutrophil count (109/mm3)

2.4 ± 1.12

2.3 ± 1.5

2.5 ± 1.1

2.9 ± 1.3

3.6 ± 1.6

Lymphocyte count (109/mm3)

6.2 ± 1.6

6.7 ± 2.1

6.8 ± 1.9

6.9 ± 2.0

6.3 ± 1.9

Platelet count (109/L)

518 ± 133

546 ± 142

466 ± 124

410 ± 109

359 ± 82