Table 1.

Subject characteristics

Subject #	Classification	Age	Gender	Race	Co-morbiditiesa
1	HTLV-1	19	F	Asian	healthy
2	HTLV-1	73	M	Black	osteoarthritis
3	HTLV-1	47	F	White	healthy
4	HTLV-1	59	F	Asian	healthy
5	HTLV-1	53	F	White	healthy
6	HTLV-1	63	F	White	lupus, arthritis
7	HTLV-1	68	F	Black	arthritis, diabetes
8	HTLV-1	56	F	Hispanic	osteoporosis
9	HTLV-1	63	F	Asian	healthy
10	HTLV-1	60	M	White	DJDb, osteoarthritis
11	HTLV-1	74	M	Asian	healthy
12	HTLV-1	49	F	White	healthy
13	HTLV-1	52	F	White	healthy
14	HTLV-1	81	F	White	CHFb, hiatal hernia
15	HTLV-1	76	F	Asian	healthy
16	HAM/TSP	57	F	White	moderate HAM
17	HAM/TSP	59	F	White	severe HAM
18	HAM/TSP	55	F	White	mild HAM
19	HAM/TSP	68	M	Black	severe HAM
20	HAM/TSP	54	F	White	severe HAM
21	HAM/TSP	48	F	Asian	severe HAM
22	Healthy control	56	M	White
23	Healthy control	30	F	White
24	Healthy control	30	F	White
25	Healthy control	44	M	White
26	Healthy control	33	M	White
27	Healthy control	47	M	White
28	Healthy control	31	M	Asian
29	Healthy control	46	F	White
30	Healthy control	32	M	White
31	Healthy control	38	M	White
32	Healthy control	53	M	Asian

^aCo-morbidities were not recorded for control subjects.

^bDJD: degenerative joint disease; CHF: congestive heart failure