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 |