Table 5.

Subgroup analysis of virally supressed individuals (< 200 copies/ml after the initiation on ART)

Parameter	Virally supressed group	Virally supressed group	p value
	n = 58	n = 58
	(Naïve)	(ART)
CD4 count (cells/μl)	292 (152 to 432)	378 (274 to 633)	< 0.001
CD8 count (cells/μl)	789 (575 to 1044)	608 (456 to 821)	< 0.001
HIV viral load (copies/ml)	85,320 (11,604 to 298,008)	20* (20* to 22)	< 0.001
HIV viral load (log copies/ml)	4.9 (4.1 to 5.5)	1.3* (1.3* to 1.3*)	< 0.001
Presence of pericardial effusion	39 (67%)	35 (60%)	0.6
Global T2 SIR	1.5 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.2	0.5
Global native T1 mapping (ms)	1030 ± 48	1009 ± 31	< 0.001
Global native T2 mapping (ms)	48 ± 3	48 ± 2	0.2
Global ECV (%)	26 ± 4	24 ± 3	0.006
EGE	4.1 ± 2.8	3.7 ± 2.3	0.4
LGE present	28 (48%)	31 (53%)	0.5

Bold values indicate p value of ≤ 0.05

Continuous variables are mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise specified

LV left ventricle, RV right ventricle, SIR Signal intensity ratio, ECV Extracellular volume, LGE late gadolinium enhancement

^*20 copies/ml (log = 1.3) is the lower limit of measurement for our HIV-1 assay