Table 7.

Longitudinal analysis of Tat-mediated Env entry in DC versus CD4⁺ T-cell counts

Treatment	Estimate	95 % CI		p value
Vaccinees	−127	−208	−45	0.0023
Placebo	−72	−194	51	0.2515

A significant inverse relationship was observed between CD4⁺ T cells and the Tat-mediated Env entry in DC in the presence of sera from vaccinees (n = 19) but not from placebo (n = 11) indicating a positive relationship of CD4⁺ T-cell increases with neutralization of Env entry in DC. A longitudinal analysis for repeated measures by generalized estimating equation method was used for the analysis

CI confidence interval