Moderately elevated hsCRP levels were also found in subjects with CD4 counts below or equal to 50 cells/mm3 (median 12.2 mg/L, IQR: 2.0-63.2) compared to subjects with CD4 counts above 50 cells/mm3 (median 4.9 mg/ml, IQR: 1.5-17.2, p = 0.08), and in subjects with moderate-severe anemia (median 18.4 mg/ml, IQR 4.5-94.4) compared to subjects without (median 2.0 mg/ml, IQR: 1.4-5.4, p = 0.001) or with mild anemia (median 6.0 mg/ml, IQR: 1.2-27.8, p = 0.03). Here, CD4 is linked to anemia.