Factors associated with anaemia in HIV-infected individuals in southern India

Anaemia accelerates disease progression and increases mortality among HIV-infected individuals. Few studies have characterized this problem in developing countries. Haemoglobin values of adults presenting to an HIV tertiary care center in India between 1996 and 2007 were collected (n = 6996). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine associations among anaemia, HIV progression and co-morbidities. Overall, anaemia prevalence was 41%. Twenty percent of patients with CD4 counts >500 cells/μL were anaemic, compared with 64% of those with CD4 counts P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, CD4 count