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Table 3 Common Clinical Symptoms and Signs by CD4 T-cell Counts among HIV-infected Patients (N = 2408).

From: Effect of Improved access to Antiretroviral Therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Clinical features

CD4 T-cell Counts

 

< 100 (n = 974)

100-200 (n = 609)

> 200 (n = 825)

P-value

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Wt Loss

418

42.9

170

27.9

199

24.1

< 0.001

Skin itching

307

31.5

157

25.8

156

18.9

< 0.001

Fever

288

29.6

121

19.9

155

18.8

< 0.001

General body weakness

273

28.0

111

18.2

114

13.8

< 0.001

Productive cough

251

25.8

90

14.8

122

14.8

< 0.001

Sweat

202

20.7

77

12.6

79

9.6

< 0.001

Numbness

185

19.0

104

17.1

116

14.1

0.02

Nausea/Vomiting

108

11.1

35

5.7

39

4.7

< 0.001

Dry cough

115

11.8

69

11.3

62

7.5

0.006

Paraesthesia

99

10.2

60

9.9

60

7.3

0.079

Diarrhea

76

7.8

23

3.8

20

3.4

< 0.001

Dysphagia

68

7.0

17

2.8

35

4.2

< 0.001

Hair changes

184

18.9

62

10.2

39

4.7

< 0.001

Oral Candidiasis

165

16.9

42

6.9

42

5.1

< 0.001

Pallor

114

11.7

42

6.9

35

3.2

< 0.001

Chest Crackles

54

5.5

17

2.8

19

2.3

< 0.001

Seborrheic dermatitis

52

5.3

27

4.4

18

2.2

0.003

Angular cheilitis

45

4.6

17

2.8

14

1.7

< 0.001

Kaposi's sarcoma

40

4.1

12

2.0

20

2.4

0.026

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