Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the cohort (n = 281)

Characteristics	Median (IQR) or number (%)
Age (years)	52 (47–59)
Gender Male female	211 (75.2%) 70 (24.8%)
Origin Italy Other Countries	264 (94.0%) 17 (6.0%)
Risk factor for HIV Heterosexual contacts MSM IVDU Other	129 (45.9%) 78 (27.8%) 72 (25.6%) 2 (0.7%)
Co-infection HCV Yes No	46 (16.5%) 235 (83.5%)
Time on ART (years)	10.2 (4.6–17.2)
Previous ART regimens (number)	3 (2–5)
Time with HIV-RNA < 50 copies/ml (months)	75 (33–122)
Baseline CD4 (cells/mcL)	669 (483–927)
Baseline CD8 (cells/mcL)	767 (532–1034)
CD4/CD8 ratio	0.93 (0.61–1.30)