Table 1.
Population characteristics
| Patients | |
|---|---|
| N°, randomized | 16 |
| Gender | |
| Female: n (%) | 2 (12.5) |
| Male: n (%) | 14 (87.5) |
| Age (years) | |
| mean ± SD (n, range) | 44.3 ± 8.0 (16, 34–63) |
| median | 43.0 |
| Transmission route: n (%) | |
| Homo/bisexual | 4 (25.0) |
| IV drug use | 4 (25.0) |
| Heterosexual | 7 (43.8) |
| Blood | 1 (6.3) |
| CD4+/mm3 | |
| mean ± SD (n, range) | 190 ± 124 (16, 6–405) |
| median | 158 |
| HIV-RNA cp/mL (log10) | |
| mean ± SD (n, range) | 4.0 ± 1.0 (16, 1.7–5.5) |
| median | 4.2 |
| Clinical status: n (%) | |
| CDC A | 2 (12.5) |
| CDC B | 7 (43.8) |
| CDC C | 7 (43.8) |
| Time from HIV diagnosis (years) | |
| mean ± SD (n, range) | 13.4 ± 4.3 (16, 7–21) |
| median | 13.0 |