TABLE 1.

Characteristics of HIC and cART subjects

Characteristic	HIC	cART patients
No. of subjects	53	27
Age, yr (Q1/Q3)	47 (20/79)	52 (40/64)
Gender (no. female; no. male)	24; 29	12; 15
HIV-1 plasma viral load (RNA copies/ml)
Mean (SD)	1.6 (0.46)	1.3 (0.16)
Median (Q1/Q3)	1.4 (1.3/1.9)	1.3 (1.3/1.3)
CD4+ lymphocytes
No. of subjects	53	27
Count (cells/mm3)
Mean (SD)	713 (249)	606 (186)
Median (Q1/Q3)	689 (502/859)	588 (498/698)
CD8+ lymphocytes
No. of subjects	50	27
Count (cells/mm3)
Mean (SD)	829 (398)	725 (330)
Median (Q1/Q3)	794 (593/920)	681 (526/852)