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

Table 5

Predictive values of oral manifestations for CD4/CD8 ratio <0.30.

Oral manifestation	PPV	NPV	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
EC	85.0%	44.4%	4.53	1.66–12.32	.003^a
OHL	77.8%	35.3%	1.90	0.57–6.31	.290^b
Hyperpigmentation	75.7%	37.9%	1.98	0.77–4.66	.164^b
Xerostomia	78.8%	38.6%	2.33	0.89–6.11	.085^b
NUG	80.0%	34.4%	.477	0.09–2.37	.366^b
PC	77.8%	34.0%	1.80	0.35–9.91	.477^b
LGE	85.7%	36.0%	3.36	0.70–16.00	.127^b

PPV: Positive predictive value, NPV: Negative predictive value.
^aStatistically significant.
^bNot statistically significant.