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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Renal abnormalities among HIV infected children at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)—Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Variable

N (%)/N (±SD)

Age

  < 5 years

66 (27.5)

 5 up to 10 years

94 (39.2)

  ≥ 10 years

80 (33.3)

Sex

 Male

133 (55.4)

 Female

107 (44.6)

Using anti-retroviral therapy

 Yes

219 (91.2)

 No

21 (8.8)

Types of ARV

 d4T, 3TC, NVP

129 (53.8)

 d4T, 3TC, EFV

33 (13.8)

 AZT, 3TC, NVP

28 (11.7)

 AZT, 3TC, EFV

24 (10.0)

 ABC, ddI, Kaletra

5 (2.1)

CD4 percent

  ≥ 25 %

64 (27.6)

  < 25 %

176 (73.3)

Laboratory values

 Mean serum creatinine

51.3 ± 6.8 μmol/L

 Mean blood urea nitrogen

2.8 ± 0.9 mmol/L

 Mean eGFR

84 ± 14.7 mL/min/1.73 m2

 Mean white blood cell count

6.7 ± 2.8 x 103 cells/μL

 Mean CD4 percent

31.1 ± 10 %

 Mean haemoglobin level

10.9 ± 1.4 g/dL