Table 1.
Study group characteristics
| LI group | BW group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (n = 55) | (n = 110) | P value |
| Age at start of regimen | 38.5 ± 7 | 41.5 ± 7 | 0.02 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 36 (65%) | 77 (70%) | 0.4 |
| Women | 19 (35%) | 33 (30%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| African Americans | 36 (67%) | 61 (56%) | 0.009 |
| Hispanics | 9 (16%) | 39 (35%) | |
| Caucasians | 8 (14%) | 9 (8%) | |
| Other | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Years drinking | |||
| Alcohol users | 13 ± 8.9 | 11.4 ± 9.4 | 0.05 |
| Number of days/week drinking | 4 ± 2.2 | 3.2 ± 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Number of drinks in one single | 8 ± 7 | 5 ± 4 | 0.01 |
| occasion | |||
| Cigarette smoking | 43 (79%) | 77 (70%) | 0.2 |
| Body mass index | 27.4 ± 7.5 | 26.5 ± 6.1 | 0.4 |
| CD4 cell counts | 237 ± 187 | 252 ± 173 | 0.6 |
Values are either numbers, with the corresponding percentages on parenthesis, or means ± SD.