Table 1. Demographics and baseline characteristics.
Cohort Characteristics (non-viral). IV drug history and history of an AIDS-defining illness were recorded, but did not differ significantly among the three strata.
| HIV VL | >1000 | ≤1000 | any | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD4 | ≤200 | ≤200 | CD4 >200 | |||
| Characteristic | A (N=157) | B (N=91) | C/D (N=59) | Total (N=307) | P-Value | |
| Sex | M | 87 (55%) | 77 (85%) | 40 (68%) | 204 (66%) | <.001* |
| F | 70 (45%) | 14 (15%) | 19 (32%) | 103 (34%) | ||
| Location | US | 58 (37%) | 83 (91%) | 59 (100%) | 200 | <.001* |
| Haiti | 99 (63%) | 8 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 107 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | White non-Latino | 8 (5%) | 28 (31%) | 13 (22%) | 49 (16%) | <.001* |
| Black non-Latino | 138 (88%) | 55 (60%) | 28 (47%) | 221 (72%) | ||
| Latino (regardless of race) | 7 (4%) | 8 (9%) | 15 (25%) | 30 (10%) | ||
| Other | 4 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (5%) | 7 (2%) | ||
| Oral Candidiasis | No | 51 (32%) | 72 (79%) | 51 (86%) | 174 (57%) | <.001* |
| Yes | 104 (66%) | 16 (18%) | 8 (14%) | 128 (42%) | ||
| Missing | 2 (1%) | 3 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) | ||
| Oral Hairy Leukoplakia | No | 133 (85%) | 83 (91%) | 49 (83%) | 265 (86%) | .047* |
| Yes | 24 (15%) | 5 (5%) | 10 (17%) | 39 (13%) | ||
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1%) | ||
| Kaposi Sarcoma | No | 128 (82%) | 86 (95%) | 59 (100%) | 273 (89%) | <.001* |
| Yes | 29 (18%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 31 (10%) | ||
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1%) | ||
| Currently on ART? | No | 75 (48%) | 2 (2%) | 22 (37%) | 99 (32%) | <.001* |
| Yes | 82 (52%) | 89 (98%) | 37 (63%) | 208 (68%) | ||
| Age at study entry | N | 157 | 91 | 59 | 307 | <.001** |
| Median | 42 | 48 | 43 | 44 | ||
| Q1, Q3 | 37, 50 | 43, 54 | 34, 49 | 38, 51 | ||
| CD4 (cells/μL) | N | 157 | 88 | 59 | 304 | <.001** |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Median | 93 | 142 | 525 | 138 | ||
| Q1, Q3 | 38, 143 | 100, 172 | 339, 657 | 71, 189 | ||
| Log10[HIV RNA(cp/ml)] | N | 157 | 88 | 59 | 304 | <.001** |
| Missing No. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Median | 5.12 | 1.70 | 1.88 | 4.40 | ||
| Q1, Q3 | 4.70, 5.53 | 1.60, 1.89 | 1.68, 4.43 | 1.70, 5.18 | ||
| Colony Unit Count (CFU/ml) | N | 155 | 88 | 59 | 302 | <.001** |
| Missing | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Median | 1,660 | 100 | 200 | 720 | ||
| Q1, Q3 | 400, 2,800 | 1, 1,223 | 1, 980 | 8, 2,360 |
*
Fisher’s Exact Test
**
Kruskal-Wallis Test