Table 2.
Number of AIDS defining events and deaths by treatment strategy*
| Outcome | Strategy 1 (N=368) | Strategy 2 (N=339) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard N (%) | Intensive N (%) | Interruption N (%) | Continuation N (%) | |
| No. randomized | 192 | 176 | 164 | 175 |
| No. AIDS-defining events/patient | ||||
| 0 | 128 (67) | 113 (64) | 110 (67) | 107 (61) |
| 1 | 38 (20) | 37 (21) | 32 (20) | 41 (23) |
| 2+ | 26 (14) | 26 (15) | 22 (13) | 27 (15) |
| No. patients with an event | 64 (33) | 63 (36) | 54 (33) | 68 (39) |
| No. events | 107 | 106 | 86 | 119 |
| No. events/patient | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.68 |
| Mean (SD) time in days between events | 560 (323) | 499 (313) | 464 (313) | 591 (313) |
| Mean (SD) time in days to first event | 647 (551) | 551 (449) | 527 (496) | 673 (508) |
| No. dead | 67 (35) | 61 (35) | 61 (37) | 62 (35) |
| Mean (SD) time in days to death | 877 (543) | 811 (500) | 751 (487) | 967 (538) |
*
29 United Kingdom patients opted to be randomized to the standard or intensive antiretroviral treatment strategy only