Table 1 Baseline characteristic of the study population (n = 114)
From: Survival of HIV infected patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Cameroon: a comparative study
Variables | HIV- N = 57 | HIV + N = 57 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender n (%) | ||||
 Female | 30 (52.6) | 30 (52.6) |  | |
 Male | 27 (47.4) | 27 (47.4) | 1 | |
Age (years) | Mean ± SDa | 46.25 ± 11.41 | 46.00 ± 11.40 | 0.909 |
Matrimonial status n (%) | ||||
 Married | 42 (73.7) | 27 (47.4) |  | |
 Non married | 15 (26.3) | 30 (52.6) | 0.004 | |
Co morbidity n (%) | ||||
 History of hypertension | 51 (89.5) | 35 (61.4) | < 0.001 | |
 History of diabetes | 15 (26.3) | 9 (15.8) | 0.168 | |
 Hepatitis B infection | 3 (5.3) | 4 (7.0) | 1 | |
 Hepatitis C infection | 8 (14.0) | 8 (14.0) | 1 | |
Baseline nephropathy | ||||
 HIVb | 0 (0.0) | 29 (50.9) |  | |
 CGNc | 19 (33.3) | 8 (14.0) |  | |
 Unknown | 11 (19.3) | 11 (19.3) |  | |
 Hypertension | 15 (26.3) | 7 (12.3) |  | |
 Diabetes | 12 (21.1) | 2 (3.5) | < 0.001 | |
Vascular access at initiation n (%) | ||||
 Temporary CVCd | 45 (78.9) | 52 (91.2) |  | |
 AVFe | 12 (21.1) | 5 (8.8) | 0.066 | |
Biologic Data    | Mean ± SDa | |||
 Haemoglobin | 7.86 ± 1.98 | 7.12 ± 1.70 | 0.045 | |
 Calcemia | 76.59 ± 14.78 | 73.64 ± 16.78 | 0.370 | |
 Phosphoremia | 71.13 ± 28.84 | 67.88 ± 35.47 | 0.639 | |
CD4 count n = 49 | ||||
 Median (IQRf) | 212 (138–455) | – | – | |
 CD4 count<200cells/mm3 n (%) | 23 (46.9) | – | – | |
Use of c-ARTg n (%) | 44 (77.2) | – | – | |
Drug regimen n (%)(n = 44) |  | – | – | |
 1st line | 37 (84.1) | – | – | |
 2nd line | 6 (13.6) | – | – | |
Hospitalisation rate n (%) | 10 (17.5) | 12 (21.1) | 0.635 | |