Table 3: Prevalence of haematological abnormalities in HIV seropositive patients, before and after HAART exposure (N = 200).
| Cytopenias | HAART-naïve {n/N (%)} | HAART-exposed {n/N (%)} | |
| Anemia | Mild | 95 (47.5) | 64 (32) |
| Moderate | 40 (20) | 32 (16) | |
| Severe | 45 (22.5) | 10 (5) | |
| Total | 180 (90) | 106 (53) | |
| Leucopoenia | Mild | 10 (5) | 7 (3.5) |
| Moderate | 8 (4) | 3 (1.5) | |
| Severe | 8 (4) | 3 (1.5) | |
| Total | 26 (13) | 13 (6.5) | |
| Neutropenia | Mild | 45 (22.5) | 52 (26) |
| Moderate | 24 (12) | 26 (13) | |
| Severe | 76 (38) | 89 (44.5) | |
| Total | 145 (72.5) | 170 (85) | |
| Lymphopenia | Mild | 37 (18.5) | 29 (14.5) |
| Moderate | 22 (11) | 20 (10) | |
| Severe | 19 (9.5) | 16 (8) | |
| Total | Total | 36 (18) | |
| Thrombocytopenia | Mild | 14 (7) | 11 (5.5) |
| Moderate | 20 (10) | 18 (9) | |
| Severe | 11 (5.5) | 8 (4) | |
| Total | 45 (22.5) | 37 (18.5) |
Normal reference range:
Haemoglobin concentration (Hb g/dl) 13.0-18 for males, 12 - 15 for females.
White blood cell count (WBC × 109/L) 2.6 - 8.3
Neutrophils (Absolute neutrophils counts Neut × 109/L) 2.30 - 7.5
Lymphopenia (Absolute Lymphocytes counts × 109/L)
Thrombocytopenia platelets counts (PLT × 109/L 140.0 - 4400).
Cytopenias categorization:
Anemia; {Mild (10.1 - 11.9 Hb g/dl), Moderate (8.0 - 10.0 Hb g/dl) and Severe Anemia (< 8.0 Hb g/dl)}
Leucopoenia; {Mild; (2.5 - 2.9 WBC × 109/L), Moderate (2.1 - 2.5 WBC × 109/L) Severe (< 2.0 WBC × 109/L)}
Neutropenia; {Mild; (3.9 - 2.5 Neut × 109/L) Moderate (2.4 - 2.2 Neut × 109/L), Severe (< 2.0 Neut × 109/L)}
Lymphopenia; {Mild (1.9 - 1.5 Lymph × 109/L) Moderate (1.4 - 1.0 Lymph × 109/L) Severe (< 1.0 Lymph × 109/L)}
Thrombocytopenia; {Mild (101 - 139 PLT × 109/L) Moderate (50 - 100 PLT × 109/L) Severe (< 50 PLT × 109/L)}.