Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients (N=30).
| Demographic characteristics | Statistics | |
| Age in years, median (range) | 65.5 (60-78) | |
| Female, n (%) | 5 (17) | |
| HIV infection, median (range) | ||
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Years since diagnosis | 11 (2-31) |
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Years since beginning of ARTa | 10.5 (2-28) |
| Way of transmission, n (%) | ||
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Men who have sex with men | 11 (37) |
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Heterosexual | 17 (57) |
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Former injection drug user | 1 (3) |
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Unknown | 1 (3) |
| CD4 lymphocyte nadir (cell/µL), median (range) | 195 (4-851) | |
| Number of lines of ART during life, median (range) | 4 (1-11) | |
| Comorbidities | ||
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Number of comorbidities, median (range) | 2 (0-6) |
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Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 18 (60) |
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Hypertension, n (%) | 14 (47) |
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Diabetes, n (%) | 11 (37) |
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Chronic liver disease, n (%) | 9 (30) |
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Active tobacco consumption, n (%) | 11 (37) |
| Cancer, n (%) | ||
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Former | 4 (13) |
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Active | 1 (3) |
aART: antiretroviral treatment.