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Table 4 Proportion of Children Immuno-suppressed by Age Category stratified by WHO clinical stage.

From: Utility of total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 counts in HIV-1 infected children in Kenya

WHO Clinical Stage

Age group in months

Severely depressed CD4 count Frequency (%)

Depressed TLC Frequency (%)

No. of Children

Stage 1-2

<12

12 (60)

1 (5)

20

 

12-35

9 *(35)

1 (3.8)

26

 

36-59

4 (13)

5 (16.1)

31

 

>59

5 (26)

7 (36.8)

19

 

All

30 (31)

14 (14.6)

96

Stage 3-4

<12

44 (71)

12 (19.4)

62

 

12-35

52 (51)

14 (13.7)

102

 

36-59

35 (40)

14 (16.1)

87

 

>59

64 (46)

51 (36.7)

139

 

All

195 (50)

91 (23.3)

390

ALL

 

225 (46)

105 (21.6)

486*

  1. *One child in this age category did not have WHO clinical stage excluded from this table