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. 2016 Nov 4;21(1):35–41. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.09.007

Table 1.

Patients characteristics, CD4 count, plasma DNA damage marker 8-OHdG, and serum carbonyl content.

Group Subgroup Male/female Age (mean) CD4 (mean) Time on anti-retroviral therapy (mean) 8-OHdG Carbonyl content
count years cells/μL months ng/mL nmol/mg of protein
HIV-negative controls 20–40 yrs 87/63 34.8 ± 5.1 NA NA 1.07 ± 0.25 0.64 ± 0.08
40–60 yrs 92/58 47.3 ± 5.4 NA NA 1.30 ± 0.32 0.66 ± 0.10



HIV-infected ART naive 20–40 yrs 28/22 31.6 ± 4.2b 624 ± 202b NA 1.81 ± 0.66a 0.76 ± 0.13a
40–60 yrs 33/17 45.2 ± 6.1b 602 ± 134b NA 1.95 ± 0.56a 0.77 ± 0.18a



HIV-infected on first line ART 20–40 yrs 30/20 34.3 ± 5.2b 502 ± 233b 63.6a 2.50 ± 0.91a 1.06 ± 0.31a
40–60 yrs 41/9 48.3 ± 4.8b 465 ± 165b 65.7a 3.13 ± 0.92a 1.08 ± 0.37a



HIV-infected on second line ART 20–40 yrs 36/14 35.6 ± 4.3b 400 ± 144b 74.3a 2.79 ± 0.95a 1.20 ± 0.36a
40–60 yrs 43/7 47.5 ± 5.3b 376 ± 183b 76.8a 3.27 ± 0.99a 1.22 ± 0.36a

Values are mean ± SEM of subjects. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA.

a

p < 0.01 significant when compared to control.

b

p < 0.05 significant when compared to control.