Table 1.

Clinical characteristics and baseline immune parameters

	HIV− responder (n = 7)	HIV− non-responder (n = 9)	P value HIV−	HIV+ responder (n = 9)	HIV+ non-responder (n = 17)	P value HIV+
Age	38 (31–51)	38 (31–51)	0.59	39 (31–44	46 (36–55)	0.23
Sex (male/female)	4/3 (57%)	2/7 (22%)	0.30	6/3 (67%)	11/6 (65%)	0.99
CD4+ T cell counts	722 (485–970)	759 (459–1010)	> 0.99	577 (476–791)	561 (442–751)	0.95
Co-infection with HCV				1	1
Infection duration
2–5 years				4	1
5–10 years				1	2
> 10 years				4	14
Nadir CD4+ T cell counts				361 (221–454)	261 (163–464)	0.59

Data are medians (interquartile ranges)

P value: comparisons of P value between responders and non-responders