Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
N (%) or median (interquartile range) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total n = 78 | TDF/FTC n = 61 | ABC/3TC n = 17 | EFV n = 36 | ATV/r n = 27 | LPV/r n = 15 |
Sex: Male | 71 (91%) | 56 (91%) | 15 (88%) | 34 (94%) | 22 (81%) | 15 (100%) |
Age, years | 43 (34-47) | 44 (35-49) | 38 (32-43) | 42 (34-46) | 44 (35-48) | 42 (33-55) |
Body mass index | 23 (22-24) | 23 (22-25) | 22 (21-24) | 23 (22-25) | 22 (21-25) | 22 (21-24) |
Current smokers | 28 (36%) | 25 (41%) | 3 (18%) | 14 (39%) | 6 (22%) | 8 (53%) |
Viral hepatitis coinfection | 6 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 6 (40%) |
Prior AIDS | 7 (9%) | 5 (8%) | 2 (12%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (27%) |
CD4/mm 3 | 315 (217-409) | 304 (190-384) | 431 (330-512) | 342 (262-402) | 330 (263-446) | 177 (72-299) |
CD8/mm 3 | 959 (660-1345) | 949 (656-1335) | 1053 (762-1468) | 981 (774-1240) | 1111 (646-1506) | 709 (454-1109) |
CD4/CD8 ratio | 0.30 (0.19-0.46) | 0.28 (0.17-0.41) | 0.49 (0.22-0.59) | 0.33 (0.19-0.46) | 0.29 (0.24-0.49) | 0.16 (0.13-0.38) |
Viral load (log 10 copies/mL) | 4.6 (4.1-5.2) | 4.7 (4.3-5.2) | 4.4 (3.6-4.9) | 4.8 (4.3-5.2) | 4.4 (4-4.9) | 5.1 (4.6-5.3) |
Viral load > 5 log 10 | 36% |  |  |  |  |  |