Research Article
High Prevalence of Hypertension in Ethiopian and Non-Ethiopian HIV-Infected Adults
Table 2
Prevalence of HTN measured at the time of the lowest recorded CD4 count according to categorized CD4 and viral load levels (
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| | | Number of patients (% of total cohort) | Total | | BP status | | No HTN | HTN |
| | CD4 count (cells/µl) | | | | | <200 | 70 (47.9) | 76 (52) | 146 (100) | | 200–349 | 37 (43.5) | 48 (56.5) | 85 (100) | | 350–499 | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | 30 (100) | | ≥500 | 9 (53) | 8 (47) | 17 (100) | | Total | 131 (47.1) | 147 (52.8) | 278 (100) |
| | VL (copies/ml) | | | | | <50 | 23 (40.4) | 34 (59.6) | 57 | | 50–1000 | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 23 | | >1000–10,000 | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) | 38 | | >10,000–100,000 | 34 (54.8) | 28 (45.2) | 62 | | >100,000 | 31 (48.4) | 33 (51.6) | 64 | | Total | 113 | 131 | 244 (100) |
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Data was missing for ; BP: blood pressure; HTN: hypertension; VL: viral load. |
