Table 2 Demographic correlates of ANA positivity among PLWHA in Sudan, 2020–2021.

From: Mapping of the Antinuclear Autoantibodies in Sudanese patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus after HAART receiving: A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Positive ANA n (%)

85 (73.3%)

Negative ANA n (%)

31 (26.7%)

p-value (χ2)

Age, median (Min: Max)

37 (7:72)

34 (14:57)

0.31a

 ≤ 25

15 (78.9%)

4 (21.1%)

0.56

 26–41

42 (67.7%)

20 (32.3%)

 42–56

20 (80%)

5 (20%)

 ≥ 57

8 (80%)

2 (20%)

Gender

 Female

36 (70.6%)

15 (29.4%)

0.7

 Male

49 (75.4%)

16 (24.6%)

Year of diagnosis (IQR)

2020 (2020–2021)

2020 (2020–2021)

0.04

  1. Significant values are in [bold].
  2. Superscript: a-Independent-samples Mann–Whitney U-test.