Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by trial arm

Enrolment characteristics	Treatment		Placebo		p Value
	N	Per cent	N	Per cent
Total	148	100.0	153	100.0
Age (years)					0.980
20–29	37	25	36	24
30–39	65	44	66	43
40–49	31	21	35	23
50+	15	10	16	10
CD4+ T cell count					0.564
300–349	69	47	66	43
350–399	79	53	87	57
HIV Viral load categories					0.973
<10000	53	36	54	35
10000–49999	43	29	43	28
50000–99999	13	9	16	10
100000+	39	26	40	26
Log10 HIV viral load
Median (IQR)	4.33	(3.77–5.03)	4.39	(3.66–5.04)	0.880
sCD14					0.300
<Median	79	53	72	47
Median+	69	47	81	53
Log10 sCD14
Median (IQR)	3.31	(3.20–3.45)	3.34	(3.20–3.43)	0.816
CRP					0.084
<Median	82	55	69	45
Median+	66	45	84	55
Log10 CRP
Median (IQR)	0.99	(0.40–3.30)	1.32	(0.46–3.86)	0.329

CRP, C-reactive protein.