Table 4 Distribution of diarrhea in different categories of CD4 T-cell counts, Hawassa Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, 2008
From: Intestinal parasitic infections in relation to HIV/AIDS status, diarrhea and CD4 T-cell count
CD4 T-cell count/μL | Status of diarrhea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total examined (%) | Diarrhea present (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% Confidence interval) | p-value | |
< 200 | 61 (28.5) | 36 (59.0) | 2.7 (1.24-5.91) | 0.012 |
200-349 | 58 (27.1) | 23(39.7) | 1.24 (0.56-2.72) | 0.597 |
350-499 | 46 (21.5) | 21(45.7) | 1.58 (0.69-3.61) | 0.277 |
≥ 500 | 49 (22.9) | 17(34.7) | 1 | |
Total | 214 (56.6%) | 97 (45.3) | ||