Table 3 Virological and immunological parameters according to current classification system

Total

572

23

19

21

41

676

HHV8

 Data available for

435

15

18

16

39

523

 Blood HHV8 detectable

217/435

(50%)

7/15

(47%)

9/18

(50%)

7/16

(44%)

11/39 (28%)

251/523

(48%)

 Mean HHV8 viral load

range (copies/ml)

1.7M

0–554M

8.1K

0–83K

2.4K

0–12K

54.6K

0–0.8M

1.1K

0–22K

1.4M

0–554M

 Mean log HHV8 Viral load (range)

4.2 (1.6–8.7)

3.4 (2.2–4.9)

3.4 (2.7–4.0)

3.8 (2.8–5.9)

3.2 (2.4–4.3)

4.0 (1.6–8.7)

Leukocytes (cells/µl)

 Data available for

544

16

18

20

38

636

 Mean count (range)

5.5 (1.2–24)

6.5 (4.1–8.9)

6.5 (3.8–12)

7.4 (3.4–15)

6.1 (2.9–13)

5.7 (1.2–24)

Lymphocytes (cells/µl)

 Data available for

544

16

18

17

38

633

 Mean count (range)

1.7 (0.1–6.1)

1.7 (0.7–2.9)

1.8 (1.0–3.0)

1.5 (0.4–3.8)

1.7 (0.6–2.9)

1.7 (0.1–6.1)

CD4 cells/µl

 Data available for

492

12

17

15

40

576

 Mean count (range)

261 (0–1850)

637 (74–1331)

788 (285–1445)

543 (39–1899)

814 (386–1779)

317(0–1850)

CD4 cell %

 Data available for

518

12

17

15

40

591

 Mean count (range)

17% (0–55)

41% (11–63)

42% (19–68)

30% (5–53)

47% (33–79)

20% (0–79)

CD8 cells/µl

 Data available for

505

12

17

15

40

578

 Mean count (range)

884 (0–3457)

448 (65–1099)

470 (190–855)

1214 (61–9090)

439 (172–1117)

839(0–9090)

CD8 cell %

 Data available for

503

12

17

15

40

576

 Mean count (range)

59% (0–90)

27% (10–41)

27% (14–59)

39% (*16–87)

26% (12–48)

54% (0–90)