RESEARCH PAPER
Mathematical predictive relationship of CD4+ lymphocytes and total leukocytes in HIV-infected patients
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Insight Group, Nacional University Hospital of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Humanitas Group, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia
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Services and Consulting in Infectology, Bogotá, Colombia
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Clínica de Marly. Bogotá, Colombia.
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Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia
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Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia
Submission date: 2021-09-26
Final revision date: 2022-03-06
Acceptance date: 2022-04-19
Online publication date: 2024-05-21
Corresponding author
Javier Oswaldo Rodríguez Velasquez
Insight Group. Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
Insight Group. Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
HIV & AIDS Review 2024;23(2):124-129
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Different parameters have been established to direct the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, such as CD4+ lymphocyte values, and it is of clinical interest to have methodologies that accurately predict these values. Aim of the study was to predict the total values of leukocytes and CD4+ lymphocytes greater than 500 cells/μl3 in HIV-infected patients using the theory of probability and set theory.
Material and methods:
Starting from 7 cases with several records over time, an induction was performed establishing mathematical patterns between CD4+ lymphocyte values and total leukocyte values, while applying the probability theory to calculate predictive accuracy in 43 cases, and subsequently, sensitivity and specificity were calculated in a blinded study.
Results:
In total, 184 records were analyzed for 50 cases. The values of total leukocytes equal to or greater than 3.9 cells/mm3 were predicted to correspond to CD4+ lymphocyte values greater than 500 cells/μl3 in 100% of time, with sensitivity and specificity results of 100%.
Conclusions:
This is the first investigation with the theory of probability, in which predictions were made from leukocyte values equal to or greater than 3.9 cells/mm3 to find CD4+ lymphocyte counts. A predictive probabilistic methodology was developed, and determined results for the calculated ranges were found.
Different parameters have been established to direct the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, such as CD4+ lymphocyte values, and it is of clinical interest to have methodologies that accurately predict these values. Aim of the study was to predict the total values of leukocytes and CD4+ lymphocytes greater than 500 cells/μl3 in HIV-infected patients using the theory of probability and set theory.
Material and methods:
Starting from 7 cases with several records over time, an induction was performed establishing mathematical patterns between CD4+ lymphocyte values and total leukocyte values, while applying the probability theory to calculate predictive accuracy in 43 cases, and subsequently, sensitivity and specificity were calculated in a blinded study.
Results:
In total, 184 records were analyzed for 50 cases. The values of total leukocytes equal to or greater than 3.9 cells/mm3 were predicted to correspond to CD4+ lymphocyte values greater than 500 cells/μl3 in 100% of time, with sensitivity and specificity results of 100%.
Conclusions:
This is the first investigation with the theory of probability, in which predictions were made from leukocyte values equal to or greater than 3.9 cells/mm3 to find CD4+ lymphocyte counts. A predictive probabilistic methodology was developed, and determined results for the calculated ranges were found.
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