Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects (n = 27)

Sex, male (%)

12 (92.3)

14 (100)

Age (years)

33 [28–36]

36 [27–48]

Time since diagnosis (months)

4 [2–31]

3 [2–22]

CD4+ T-cell count (cells/mm³)

474 [421–736]

369 [212–453]

CD4+ T-cell percentage (%)

28.3 [24.4–32.3]

24.5 [16.0–29.4]

Nadir CD4+ T-cell count (cells/mm³)

402 [322–497]

236 [120–382]

HIV viral load (log copies RNA/ml)

4.2 [3.7–4.5]

4.7 [4.0–5.2]

CD8+ T-cell count (cells/mm³)

978 [782–1146]

690 [565–828]

CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio

0.6 [0.5–0.7]

0.5 [0.3–0.6]