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 |