A Comparison of Hemoglobin A_𝟐 Levels in Untreated and Treated Groups of HIV Patients on ART Including Zidovudine

Table 1

Results.

	Case	Control
Number of patients	125 (75 M/50 F)	60
Mean MCV	96.88 fl	82 fl
MCV > 100 fl	54.4% (68/125)	Nil
Mean RDW	20.9	14.6
RDW ↑	60.8% (76/125)	16.67% (10/60)
Serum ferritin	Normal	Normal
Folic acid	Normal	Normal
Vitamin B12	Normal	Normal
Mean Hb A2	3.462% (SD 0.675)	2.815% (SD 0.246)
<3 Hb A2	11.2% (14/125)	70% (42/60)
3–3.5 Hb A2	56.8% (71/125)	30% (18/60)
>3.5 Hb A2	32% (40/125); 37.33% (28/75) male; 24% (12/50) female	None
Osmotic fragility (OF)	Normal	Normal