Table 1.

The baseline characteristics of the study participants (continuous variables).

Continuous variables	HIV+ (n=23), mean (SD)	HIV− (n=23), mean (SD)	P valuea
Age (years)	58.1 (3.8)	59.2 (4.5)	.38
Body mass index (kg/m2)	26.9 (3.8)	29.9 (5.8)	.05
CD4/CD8 ratio	0.99 (0.65)	2.80 (1.56)	<.001
Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index score	22.39 (8.48)	17.70 (6.49)	.04
Inflammation composite scoreb	1.09 (1.00)	0.78 (0.95)	.30
T-cell immune activation composite scorec	1.43 (1.12)	0.09 (0.29)	<.001
Total testosteroned	2.82 (0.53)	2.78 (0.48)	.83
Free testosteroned	2.58 (0.56)	2.63 (0.43)	.72
Serum hormone-binding globulind	4.00 (0.51)	3.84 (0.53)	.29
Fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue)	41.91 (9.69)	46.61 (5.17)	.048
Pain intensity (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Information System)e	3.22 (2.70)	1.52 (1.75)	.02
Disability (Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability)	1.38 (0.56)	1.26 (0.42)	.39

^aP values were determined by 2-sided t tests.

^bComposite score of sCD163, sCD14, CRP, and interleukin-6 expression.

^cComposite score of CD8, CD38, and HLA-DR expression.

^dValues are natural log-transformed.

^eScale 0 to 10, in the past 7 days.