Table 2. Results of cerebral function assessments and univariate regression analysis to investigate differences between subject groups.
Cerebral functionassessment,mean (SD) | AcuteHCV/HIV(aHCV) | HIVmonoinfection(HIVmono) | p-value | [95%CI] | ||
NCT | Number of participants, n | 24 | 57 | |||
Participants on cART, n(%) | 17 (71%) | 54 (95%) | ||||
Cognitive speed (logms) | 10.57 (0.28) | 10.73 (0.33) | 0.05 | [−0.99, 0.01] | ||
Accuracy (arc.proportion correct) | 3.00 (0.26) | 2.88 (0.42) | 0.20 | [−0.18, 0.83] | ||
Executive function (error rate) | 26.50 (17.87) | 19.09 (8.12) | 0.02 | [0.09, 1.07] | ||
Composite Z -score | 0.16 (2.27) | −0.08 (2.25) | 0.68 | [−0.90, 1.38] | ||
1H-MRS | Number of participants, n | 24 | 12 | |||
Participants on cART, n(%) | 17 (71%) | 9 (75%) | ||||
Frontal grey matter | NAA/Cr | 1.42 (0.25) | 1.35 (0.10) | 0.32 | [−0.41, 1.21] | |
Cho/Cr | 0.59 (0.12) | 0.63 (0.17) | 0.31 | [−2.38, 0.77] | ||
mI/Cr | 0.70 (0.28) | 0.62 (0.13) | 0.39 | [−0.10, 0.25] | ||
Frontal white matter | NAA/Cr | 1.53 (0.32) | 1.48 (0.26) | 0.63 | [−0.42, 0.68] | |
Cho/Cr | 1.04 (0.20) | 1.02 (0.19) | 0.73 | [−0.69, 0.98] | ||
mI/Cr | 0.96 (0.48) | 0.83 (0.54) | 0.47 | [−0.23, 0.49] | ||
Basal ganglia | NAA/Cr | 1.71 (0.25) | 1.65 (0.29) | 0.54 | [−0.45, 0.84] | |
Cho/Cr | 0.77 (0.12) | 0.80 (0.19) | 0.36 | [−2.27, 0.85] | ||
mI/Cr | 0.71 (0.22) | 0.55 (0.23) | 0.06 | [−0.01, 0.32] | ||
PK11195 BP | Number of participants, n | 8 | 8 | |||
Participants on cART, n(%) | 6 (75%) | 6 (75%) | ||||
Ventral striatum | 0.18 (0.10) | 0.22 (0.13) | 0.45 | [−3.46, 1.64] | ||
Caudate | 0.08 (0.04) | 0.09 (0.08) | 0.69 | [−5.76, 3.94] | ||
Putamen | 0.21 (0.11) | 0.28 (0.14) | 0.29 | [−3.49, 1.14] | ||
Thalamus | 0.52 (0.31) | 0.55 (0.17) | 0.84 | [−1.44, 1.19] | ||
Parietal | 0.07 (0.06) | 0.10 (0.06) | 0.33 | [−7.56, 2.71] | ||
Temporal | 0.13 (0.03) | 0.16 (0.05) | 0.16 | [−10.82, 1.99] | ||
Occipital | 0.13 (0.04) | 0.19 (0.09) | 0.10 | [−6.58, 0.54] | ||
Frontal | 0.83 (0.40) | 1.03 (0.27) | 0.26 | [−1.34, 0.40] |
[Legend Table 2: FGM = frontal grey matter; FWM = frontal white matter; BG = basal ganglia; NAA = N-acetyl aspartate; Cr = creatine; Cho = choline; mi = myo-inositol peak].