Parameters

History of oral iron intake

Positive (Sgr I; n = 54)

Negative (Sgr II; n = 54)

PT

Non-PT

P value

PT

Non-PT

P value

Peripheral CD4+ T lymphocyte count

Rate of fall/month**

18.7 ±3.5

10.25 ± 1.4

<0.001

11 ± 2.49

5.6 ± 2

<0.001

At onset of ARI

389 ± 14

222 ± 40

<0.001

340 ± 42

165 ± 35

<0.001

Plasma viral load (log10)

At 6th month of follow up

4.16 ± 0.3

3.64 ± 0.21

<0.001

4.12 ± 0.15

3.81 ± 0.41

<0.001

At onset of ARI

4.72 ± 0.11

5 ± 0.06

<0.001

4.72 ± 0.19

5.14 ± 0.09

<0.001