Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 56 HIV-infected study subjects

Age, years

40.6 ± 9.1

43.7 ± 8.1

35.8 ± 5.0

Male/Female

27/1

18/4

5/1

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

3

3

2

Caucasian

23

16

3

Haitian

0

1

0

Latino/Hispanic

2

2

1

Duration of infection, months^a

23 ± 13

122 ± 58

137 ± 83

[range]

[1 – 49]

[30 – 191]

[16 – 241]

CD4 ⁺ T cells, cells × 10 ⁶ /ml ^a

675 ± 239

546 ± 236

615 ± 285

[range]

[253 – 1252]

[89 – 828]

[176 – 1000]

Mean plasma HIV-1 RNA, log₁₀ copies/ml

3.99

4.13

2.03

[range]

[1.70 – 5.27]

[1.70 – 4.99]

[1.70 – 2.60]

Receiving antiretroviral therapy ^b

Yes (%)

57 %

59 %

0 %

No (%)

43 %

41 %

100 %