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. 2011 Jan 25;5(2):77–85. doi: 10.1007/s11682-011-9113-8

Table 3.

Factors associated with HIV disease and basal ganglia volumes

Basal ganglia volumes
Above median Below median (t, r, p)
N 42 42
CD4 cell counts
 Current 515.7 (278) 566.3 (262) −.82, .09, >.10
 Nadira 213.4 (138) 238.5 (114) −.80, .10, >.10
HIV viral load
 Current 1.94 (.79) 2.18 (1.06) −1.17, .13, >.10
 Peakb 5.03 (.56) 4.92 (.66) .68, −.09, >.10
Years since first positive visitc 13.1 (8.6) 20.3 (5.6) 4.53, .45, <.001
Years since seroconversion (n =19) 12.0 (6.8) 16.8 (4.8) 1.74, .39, .10
Use of HAART (Percent (N)) 83 (35) 74 (31) 1.20, −.12, .55d
Rank of HAART CNS penetrance 1.71 (.76) 1.63 (.66) 0.473, .003, .648

aLowest measured CD4+ cell count prior to HAART (n = 65)

bHighest HIV RNA prior to HAART (n = 65)

cVisit with first confirmed HIV seropositivity. Includes both prevalent and incident cases (n = 84)

dχ2, r, p