Table 1. Comparison of demographic variables between HIV positive and HIV negative groups.
| HIV negative | HIV positive | p value | |
| N | 53 | 23 | - |
| Median age (range) years | 47 (20–82) | 40 (20–63) | 0.069 |
| Median BMI (range) | 23.8 (18.0–42.0) | 30.6 (19.4–43.9) | <0.001 |
| Viral load (copies/mL) | |||
| – Detectable viral load, >50 copies/mL (n (%)) | - | 8 (34.8) | - |
| – Median viral load (range) a | - | 2256 (208–1.28×106) | - |
| CD4 count (cells/µL) | |||
| – Median CD4+ T cell count (range) | - | 433 (4–1433) | - |
| – Median nadir CD4+ T cell count (range) | - | 123 (1–688) | - |
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive (n(%)) b | - | 6 (27.3) | - |
| On cART (n (%)) | - | 20 (87.0) | - |
a
median and range shown of those patients with detectable viral load.
b
HCV status unknown for 1 patient.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; cART, combination antiretroviral therapy.
Continuous variables were compared using the Students t test or the Mann-Whitney U test as appropriate. p values<0.05 were considered significant.