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. 2013 Jun 18;8(6):e66188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066188

Table 1. Background Characteristics of Study Subjects.

Subject Groups
HIV Negative All HIV-infected Off Rx Rx Viremic Rx VL<500
Subject Number 10 40 17 12 11
Male 10 38 15 12 11
Age, mean +/− SD 47.5+/−6.3 45+/−5.0 42.5+/−5.7 46.3+/−4.8 47.5+/−7.7
Blood T cells, Median (IQR)
CD4+ cells/µl 909 (609–919) 251 (179–354) 282 (236–442) 211 (139–250) 256 (172–576)
CD8+ cells/ul 406 (338–513) 962 (704–1149) 900 (750–1033) 1018 (611–1268) 1069 (789–1132)
CD4:CD8 ratio 1.85 (1.48–2.26) 0.29 (0.18–0.46) 0.36 (0.29–0.51) 0.16 (0.14–0.25) 0.39 (0.21–0.54)
HIV RNA, log10 copies/ml, Median (IQR):
Plasma HIV RNA NA 4.05 (1.83–4.88) 4.41 (4.00–4.89) 4.72 (3.71–5.25) 1.28 (1.28–1.76)
CSF HIV RNA NA 3.02 (1.28–3.60) 3.38 (3.07–4.55) 2.88 (1.61–4.28) 1.28 (1.28–1.28)
CSF WBCs, Median (IQR):
Cells per ul 1 (0.0–3.0) 3 (1.0–8.0) 5 (2.0–11.0) 2.5 (1.0–9.5) 1 (0.0–3.0)

SD = standard deviation.

IQR = interquartile range.

NA = Not applicable.