Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.

	HIV– women	HIV+ women	P value
	n = 15	n = 27
Age (years)	59 (53–63)	56.5 (48–66)	0.11
Time to menopause (years)	15 (3–29)	12 (2–22)	0.09
CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)	n.a.	584 (144–1,144)
CD4 nadir (cells/mm3)	n.a.	147 (2–648)*
HIV RNA (copies/ml)	n.a.	undetectable–80
Current smoking	13%	8%	0.61
Current illicit drug use	6%	4%	1.00
Body mass index (kg/m2)	31.4 (21.5–38.1)	27.6 (20.1–38.3)	0.20

^*n = 25.

Menopause was defined as lack of menstruation for more than 12 months. Lower limit for plasma HIV RNA detection was 20 copies/ml. Body mass index was calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. P values were calculated using Mann-Whitney, Student t-test or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.