Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the ISS T-002 and ISS OBS T-002 study participants
ISS T-002 | ISS OBS T-002 | p-value d | |
---|---|---|---|
( n = 155) | ( n = 79) | ||
Age | |||
Mean ± s.d.a | 41 ± 7 | 42 ± 6 | 0.6323 |
Range | 24-55 | 24-55 | |
Gender | |||
Male | 83% | 75% | 0.1200 |
Female | 17% | 25% | |
CD4 + nadir (cells/μl) | |||
Mean ± s.d. | 308 ± 133 | 219 ± 140 | <0.0001 |
Range | 14-846 | 2-612 | |
CD4 + (cells/μl) | |||
Mean ± s.d. | 639 ± 220 | 657 ± 271 | 0.5450 |
Range | 212-1490 | 208-1527 | |
CD4 + (%) | |||
Mean ± s.d. | 33 ± 8 | 31 ± 8 | 0.0257 |
Range | 14-61 | 12-52 | |
HIV RNA (copies/ml) | <50b | <50c | |
Years from diagnosis of HIV | |||
Mean ± s.d. | 9 ± 6 | 11 ± 7 | 0.1789 |
Range | 1-25 | 1-24 | |
Years from HAART initiation | |||
Mean ± s.d. | 6 ± 4 | 6 ± 5 | 0.4984 |
Range | 0-19 | 0-19 | |
Current HAART regimen | |||
NNRTI-based or NRTI | 68% | 62% | 0.3305 |
PI-based | 32% | 38% |
n indicates the number of evaluable individuals; aStandard deviation; bFive subjects had values >50 copies/ml (between 58 and 91); cFour subjects had values >50 copies/ml (between 64 and 118);
d t-test was applied for continuous variables, Chi-square test was applied for categorical variables.