Clinical Characteristics of HIV-Infected Patients with Venous Thromboembolism and Different CD4⁺ T Lymphocyte Levels

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Table 1 Comparison of General Situations Between Two Groups

	Sum (n=70)	Group A(n=27)	Group B (n=43)	t	P
Gender (Male:Female)	61:9	24:3	37:6	X^2=0.120	0.729
Age (Years old)	47.8±13.1	48.9±14.6	47.1±12.1	t =0.123	0.597
Smoking index (cigarette/year)	0(0, 118)	0(0, 200)	0(0, 90)	Z=−0.022	0.982
Time from diagnosis of HIV to detection of thrombosis (m)	4 (1, 60)	24 (3, 72)	2 (1, 24)	Z=−2.030	0.042
Time from diagnosis of HIV to antiviral treatment (m)	1(1, 2)	1(1, 1)	1(1, 3)	Z=−0.936	0.349
Time from antiviral therapy to occurrence of thrombosis (m)	1(0, 36)	36(1, 60)	1 (0, 2)	Z=−3.134	0.002
Immobilization (n)	25	8	17	χ^2=0.709	0.400
Aggressive operation (n)	20	5	15	χ^2=2.177	0.140
Hypertension (n)	14	7	7	χ^2=0.965	0.326
Coronary heart disease (n)	6	4	2	χ^2=2.186	0.139
Diabetes mellitus (n)	8	4	4	χ^2=0.498	0.480
Bacterial pneumonia (n)	37	10	27	χ^2=4.415	0.036
Combined tuberculosis (n)	16	4	12	χ^2=1.612	0.204
Combined PCP(n)	13	2	11	χ^2=3.623	0.057
Combined CMV (n)	8	1	7	χ^2=2.591	0.107

Abbreviations: PCP, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; CMV, cytomegalovirus.

Table 2 Comparison of Laboratory Test Results Between the Two Groups

	Sum (n=70)	Group A (n=27)	Group B (n=43)	t	P
CD4^+ T lymphocyte	130 (52, 335)	358 (324, 586)	66 (18, 127)	Z=−7.005	0.000
White blood cell	5.2 (3.9, 7.6)	6.7 (5.0, 9.3)	4.6 (3.5, 7.1)	Z=−2.564	0.010
Red blood cell	3.3±0.9	3.6±0.6	3.2±1.0	t=0.204	0.076
Hemoglobin	106±28.2	118.5±18.5	98.3±30.5	t=0.071	0.003
Hematocrit	31.7±7.9	35.4±5.4	29.4±8.4	t=0.132	0.002
Platelet	183.4±88.4	230.6±90.9	153.8±73.6	t=0.681	0.000
C-reactive protein	32.8 (4.5, 101.9)	11.4 (3.0,47.1)	46.0 (12.8, 124.0)	Z=−2.329	0.020
Prothrombin activity	85.8±20.1	93.1±17.8	81.2±20.3	T=0.365	0.015
Fibrinogen	352.0±150.3	339.9±105.2	359.5±173.3	t =−0.558	0.579
International normalized ratio	1.1 (1.0, 1.2)	1.0 (1.0,1.1)	1.1 (1.0,1.3)	Z=−2.417	0.016
D-dimer	2.8 (0.6,6.8)	1.4 (0.5,6.6)	3.5 (0.7,6.9)	Z=−0.371	0.711
Total cholesterol	3.7 (3.0,4.6)	4.3 (3.1,5.5)	4.4 (3.3,5.5)	Z=−2.528	0.011
Triglyceride	1.7 (0.9,2.5)	2.0 (1.0,2.9)	1.4 (0.9,2.0)	Z=−1.401	0.161
Low density lipoprotein	2.0 (1.6,2.6)	2.2 (1.8,3.4)	1.9 (1.5,2.5)	Z=−2.340	0.019
Albumin	33.2±7.2	35.6±7.9	31.8±6.4	t =0.249	0.031
Homocysteine	12.8 (9.5,19.7)	14.4 (10.3,19.3)	12.1 (9.1,20.3)	Z=−0.952	0.341
Viral load	430 (0,52,453)	0 (0,4063)	12,347 (27,203,936)	Z=−2.817	0.005