From: Hyponatremia is a marker of disease severity in HIV-infected patients: a retrospective cohort study
Characteristics | Total (N = 1196) | Na < 135 mmol/l (N = 177) | Na ≥ 135 mmol/l (N = 1019) | P-value |
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Age (years)a | 36.8 ± 10.7 | 37.4 ± 10.0 | 36.7 ± 10.9 | 0.238 |
Female gender (n) | 445 (37.2%) | 90 (50.8%) | 355 (34.8%) | <0.0001 |
African ethnicity (n) | 612 (51.2%) | 125 (70.6%) | 487 (47.8%) | <0.0001 |
Homo-bisexual orientation (n) | 395 (33.0%) | 26 (14.7%) | 369 (36.2%) | <0.0001 |
Natremia (mmol/l)b | 139.0 (136.0-141.0) | 132.0 (130.0-134.0) | 139.0 (137.0-141.0) | <0.0001 |
Hospitalization at first contact (n) | 332 (27.7%) | 128 (72.3%) | 204 (20.0%) | <0.0001 |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (n) | 215 (18.0%) | 89 (50.3%) | 126 (12.4%) | <0.0001 |
CD4 cell count (/μl)a | 371.8 ± 275.3 | 207.5 ± 197.7 | 400.4 ± 277.0 | <0.0001 |
CD4 cell count < 350/μl (n) | 611 (51.1%) | 143 (80.8%) | 468 (45.9%) | <0.0001 |
CD4 nadir (/μl)a | 362.8 ± 267.6 | 200.8 ± 184.1 | 391.2 ± 269.9 | <0.0001 |
CD4 nadir < 200/μl (n) | 360 (30.1%) | 106 (59.9%) | 254 (24.9%) | <0.0001 |
HIV viral load (copies/ml)b | 71600 (13500–100000) | 100000 (55000–313500) | 58750 (11800–100000) | <0.0001 |
HIV viral load > 100 000 copies/ml (n) | 465 (38.9%) | 104 (58.7%) | 361 (35.4%) | <0.0001 |
Hepatitis B (n) | 69 (5.8%) | 14 (7.9%) | 55 (5.4%) | 0.223 |
Hepatitis C (n) | 69 (5.8%) | 12 (6.8%) | 57 (5.6%) | 0.478 |
Fib 4 score > 3.25 (n) | 77 (6.4%) | 28 (15.8%) | 49 (4.8%) | <0.0001 |
Anemia (n) | 597 (50%) | 138 (78%) | 459 (45%) | <0.0001 |
Hyperlipidemia (n) | 418 (34.9%) | 58 (32.8%) | 360 (35.3%) | 0.550 |
Mean triglyceridemia (mg/dl)a | 111.1 ± 68.5 | 132.4 ± 79.9 | 108.0 ± 66.0 | <0.0001 |
Mean estimated glomerular filtration ratec (ml/min)a | 112.3 ± 23.3 | 111.4 ± 29.3 | 112.5 ± 22.0 | 0.227 |
Diabetes mellitus (n) | 52 (4.3%) | 14 (7.9%) | 38 (3.7%) | 0.0254 |
Antihypertensive drugs (n) | 39 (3.3%) | 4 (2.2%) | 35 (3.4%) | 0.645 |