Table 1. Age and laboratory variables at baseline of patients on ART (n = 43) or ART and MVC (n = 45).
| Variable | ART | ART with MVC |
| Age (years) | 47 (37–63) | 46 (41–68) |
| CD4+ (/µL) | 230 (4–653) | 261 (19–911) |
| CD4p (%) | 12.1 (0.4–30.3) | 14.5 (2.4–37.2) |
| CD4/CD8 (ratio) | 0.19 (0.01–0.89) | 0.21 (0.04–0.9) |
| HIV-RNA (copies/µL) | 15054 (99–711,230) | 14513 (77–917,150) |
| HIV-DNA (copies/µL) | 235 (9–7,834) | 258 (9–5,858) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179 (106–270) | 176 (98–277) |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 34 (21–170) | 37 (17–77) |
| LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 98 (45–174) | 103 (24–168) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 214 (63–734)* | 134 (57–497)* |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 84 (54–350) | 85 (67–316) |
| Insulin | 14 (5–77) | 13 (2–227) |
| HOMA | 3.14 (0.67–49.54) | 2.35 (0.36–60.43) |
| AST | 30 (9–108) | 28 (17–123) |
| ALT | 34 (9–175) | 30 (11–135) |
| GGT | 42 (6–251) | 32 (11–444) |
| ALP | 93 (38–426) | 80 (17–519) |
| Total bilirubin | 0.54 (0.21–2.37) | 0.53 (0.21–0.98) |
| Direct bilirubin | 0.21 (0.08–0.85)§ | 0.13 (0.07–0.34)§ |
Results are presented as median and range.
*
p = 0.013 for direct comparison (Mann-Whitney).
§
p = 0.003 for direct comparison (Mann-Whitney).