Correlation analysis of ultrasensitive p24 antigen assay (log10 fg/ml) and reverse transcriptase by polymerase chain reaction RT-PCR (log10 copies/ml) for HIV-1 viral load. N=394. Up24 antigen = 0.87 + 0.50 * RNA; r2 = 0.33; Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.58 (P-value < 0.0001).
“*” represents samples collected from participant naïve to ART, N=213.
“○” represents samples collected from participant on ART, N=181.
Up24 values ranged from 1.9 log10 fg/ml to 6.0 log10 fg/ml. RT-PCR values ranged from 2.6 log10 copies/ml to 6.0 log10 copies/ml.