Table 1. Sample characteristics.
| HIV+ (n = 88) | HIV- (n = 49) | |||
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| Demographic characteristics | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range |
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| Age (years) | 45.2 (9.9) | 23 – 65 | 44.1 (13.0) | 25 – 79 |
| Education (years)* | 12.6 (2.2) | 6 – 18 | 14.0 (3.2) | 8 – 20 |
| % male | 65.9 | 57.1 | ||
| % Caucasian | 55.7 | 71.4 | ||
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| Clinical characteristics | ||||
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| % with active HCV infection* | 33.3 | 10.2 | ||
| HIV duration (years) | 12.5 (7.0) | 0 – 26 | ||
| % undetectable HIV RNA | 67.9 | |||
| Current CD4 | 451 (241) | 56 – 1320 | ||
| % with history of AIDSa | 58.1 | |||
| % on cART | 82.8 | |||
*
One-way ANOVA or Pearson's x2, HIV+ vs. HIV-, p < .05
a
History of AIDS defined as CD4 nadir < 200