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Table 1 Demographic, Clinical Features, Mean CD4* and Viral Load** According to Whether an AE Occurred.

From: Viral load responses to HAART is an independent predictor of a new AIDS event in late stage HIV infected patients: prospective cohort study

Laboratory Value

Patients with AE (n = 56)

Patients without AE (n = 158)

Demographic

  

   Age ± SD (range)

37.9 ± 8.28 (16 – 65.4)

39.4 ± 8.79 (15.2 – 67.8)

   HIV risk (no.)

MSM 27

MSM 82

 

HTS 7

HTS 34

 

IVDU 4

IVDU 12

 

Other 22

Other 36

Clinical

  

   OI (no.) at Baseline (%)

7 (12%)

25 (15%)

   Prior NRTI (no.)

12 (21%)

27 (17%)

Baseline Laboratory Values

  

   CD4

62

107

   VL

257,136

196,832

Follow Up Laboratory Values

  

   CD4 (Change from Baseline)

109 (47)

369 (262)

   VL (Change from Baseline)

159,517 (-97,619)

29,743 (167, 089)

   Number (%) with Undetectable VL at any point during follow up

46 (82%)

142 (89%)

   Number (%) with Undetectable VL

12 (23%)

95 (62%)

  1. *CD4 in cells/mm3
  2. **VL in c/mL
  3. Abbreviations: HTS (Heterosexual), NRTI (Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor).