Table 1.
Characteristics of groups selected from the HIV incidence cohort.
| Study group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVLVs | IVLVs | HVLVs | ||
| Age (years)α | 27.5 (23–32) | 28.5 (28–32) | 35 (29–38) | |
| Gender | Female | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Male | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Risk group | Discordant couple | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| MSM | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other heterosexual | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clade | A1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Country | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uganda | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Zambia | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mean VL | 909.86 (86.16–1426.02) | 12744.535 (9163.02–25803.85) | 114331.03 (81899.77–268402.30) | |
| Mean CD4 count | 710.345 (561.37–817.22) | 533.955 (424.95–584.08) | 506.085 (365.42–692.21) | |
Continuous variables shown as median (interquartile range), other variables expressed as count.
α
Wilcoxon test (p = 0.183).