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 |
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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.
p < 0.01 significant when compared to control.
p < 0.05 significant when compared to control.