Table 1.

It shows a comparison of the baseline characteristics of study patients.

Variable	LPV/r arm	ART naïve arm	P value
	median (IQR)	median (IQR)
Age (yrs)	38 (33–41)	34 (28–39)	.2
Weight (kgs)	65 (54–73)	64 (56–71)	.9
Height (cms)	163(158–172)	163 (153–169)	.1
BMI	21 (19–24)	25 (22–31)	.06
Viral load (c/mL)	<400	26756 (5548–181186)	<.01
Hb (g/dL)	14 (14–15.4)	12.2 (12–14)	.003