Table 1. Characteristics of Participants Contributing to T Cell Activation and HIV-specific T Cell Response Analyses.
| Characteristic | HIV-uninfectedN = 38Median (IQR) | HIV-infectedControllersVL<75 copies/mlN = 52Median (IQR) | HIV-infectedAntiretroviral-treatedVL<75 copies/mlN = 176Median (IQR) | HIV-infectedUntreatedVL>104 copies/mlN = 72Median (IQR) |
| Age, years | 43 (37 to 42) | 48 (45 to 52) | 46 (41 to 52) | 44 (40 to 49) |
| Female gender, no. (%) | 8 (22) | 16 (31) | 28 (16) | 12 (17) |
| CD4 count, cells/mm3 | - | 683 (466 to 942) | 449 (302 to 652) | 251 (169 to 395) |
| Plasma HIV RNA level, log10 copies/ml | - | <1.9 | <1.9 | 4.5 (4.2 to 4.9) |
| Hepatitis C seropositive, no. (%) | - | 24 (71)1 | 47 (27) | 23 (36) |
| Duration of HIV Diagnosis, years | - | 16 (10 to 19) | 13 (8 to 17) | 13 (9 to 16) |
VL, Plasma HIV RNA Level.
1
Hepatitis C virus serology was unavailable for 18 of 52 controllers.