Basic characteristics of patients with HIV associated distal symmetric sensory polyneuropathy
| 1995–6 | 1997–8 | p Value | |
| Number of patients | 142 | 138 | |
| Prevalence | 42.5% | 34.4% | 0.022 |
| Mean CD4+ cell count/μl (SD) | 194 (198) | 260 (230) | |
| Mean disease duration/y (SD) | 5.6 (3.6) | 5.7 (3.6) | |
| Proportion of patients under HAART | 38.6% | 90.3 | |
| Proportion of drug induced DSP | 20.4% | 31.2% |
HAART=Highly active antiretroviral therapy; DSP=distal symmetric sensory polyneuropathy.