Research Article

Prevalence of Oral Manifestations and Their Association with CD4/CD8 Ratio and HIV Viral Load in South India

Table 1

Demographics and laboratory parameters of study cohort.

VariableTotal no. of patients ( 𝑛 1 0 3 )No. of patients with oral manifestations (83/103)

Gender
 Male70 58 (82.9%)
 Female33 25 (75.8%)
Mode of transmission
 Heterosexual mode101 81 (80.1%)
 Homosexual mode2 2 (100%)
Antiretroviral therapy
 Yes42 33 (78.6%)
 No61 50 (82.0%)
Smoker
 Yes32 29 (90.6%)
 No71 54 (76.1%)
Alcohol consumption
 Yes48 39 (81.3%)
 No55 44 (80%)
Absolute CD4/CD8 ratio staging
 Group I (0.01–0.30)69 61 (88.4%)
 Group II (0.31–0.60)28 18 (64.2%)
 Group III (>0.60)6 04 (66.7%)