TABLE 3.
Clinical parameters for three groups of ORF26 SNPsa
| ORF26 SNP group | Patients
|
CD4 counts
|
Mean log10 no. of HIV RNA copies/ml | No. (%) of patients with KSb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Age (yr) | Total | KS+ | KS− | |||
| I | 50 | 37.8 ± 10.4 | 231 ± 189 | 132 ± 12 | 282 ± 196 | 4.75 | 15 (30.0) |
| II | 4 | 39.5 ± 10.7 | 283 ± 118 | 113 | 340 ± 91 | 4.73 | 1 (25.0) |
| III | 5 | 41.6 ± 7.5 | 177 ± 61 | 180 ± 70 | 168 | 4.98 | 4 (80.0) |
a
Data are reported as means and standard deviations unless otherwise indicated. KS+ and KS−, patients with and without KS, respectively.
b
The P value, as determined by Fisher's test, for a comparison of groups I and III was 0.0435. Other comparisons were not statistically significant.