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Br J Ophthalmol 84:727-731 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.7.727
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    • Clinical science

Increased polymorphonuclear leucocyte rigidity in HIV infected individuals

Table 2

Comparison of HIV infected individuals with and without CMV retinitis

Individuals with CMV retinitis (n=13) Individuals without CMV retinitis (n=32) p Value
Age (years) 41.1 (2.3) 38.2 (1.4) 0.26
sBP (mm Hg) 131 (3.3) 129 (2.7) 0.75
dBP (mm Hg) 81.7 (1.8) 73.5 (2.0) 0.02
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 1.27 (0.22) 0.93 (0.05) 0.20
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl) 189 (24.0) 191 (13.5) 0.96
Serum triglycerides (mg/dl) 392 (226) 468 (68.5) 0.69
CD4+ T lymphocyte count (cells ×106/l) 68.4 (26.5) 175 (27.3) 0.04
HIV blood level (genomes per ml) 217 000 (126 000) 50 400 (25 600) 0.26
Transit time (ms) 6.91 (0.33) 5.01 (0.24) 0.0001

  • sBP=systolic blood pressure.

  • dBP=diastoloic blood pressure.

  • ↵Two sample t tests allowing for unequal variances.

  • ↵Data are means (SE).

  • ↵In vitro polymorphonuclear leucocyte transit time in a cell transit analyser as a measure of leucocyte rigidity.

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