Table 2 CD4+ T cell subsets proportion in primary HIV infection before and after initiation of cART

Cells/μL

 Baseline

550 (327)^a,b

55.5 (110)^a

290 (97)^b

510 (172)

< .001

 After 6 months of cART

740 (375)^a,b

210 (280)^a

450 (190)^b

690 (265)

< .001

 After 12 months of cART

720 (435)^a,b

340 (170)^a

505 (198)^b

740 (210)

< .001

 After 24 months of cART

680 (240)^a

269 (160)^a

695 (290)

820 (317)

< .001

% CD4 Cells

 Baseline

14 (11)

11 (16)

20 (15)

18 (14)

.063

 After 6 months of cART

16 (11)^b

8 (18)

27 (15)^b

19 (15)

.006

 After 12 months of cART

8 (17)

6 (20)

17 (25)

5 (25)

.588

 After 24 months of cART

18 (9)^b

17 (10)

28 (11)^b

17 (16)

.009

 Baseline

43 (20)^a

23 (30)^a

40 (26)

44 (21)

< .001

 After 6 months of cART

37 (23)

22 (31)

49 (19)

39 (20)

.031

 After 12 months of cART

46 (30)

28 (28)

49 (19)

45 (24)

.066

 After 24 months of cART

36 (12)^b

30 (16)

55 (16)^b

37 (15)

.002

 Baseline

12 (7)

17 (14)

16 (12)

12 (6)

.009

 After 6 months of cART

7 (4)^a

18 (11)^a

6 (4)

7 (4)

.001

 After 12 months of cART

9 (6)^a

15 (14)^a

7 (5)

6 (3)

.007

 After 24 months of cART

9 (4)^a

15 (6)^a

6 (7)

7 (5)

.043

 Baseline

26 (6)

20 (22)

24 (10)

24 (10)

.597

 After 6 months of cART

29 (11)

35 (18)

27 (15)

28 (14)

.969

 After 12 months of cART

26 (8)

24 (16)

24 (11)

25 (10)

.949

 After 24 months of cART

24 (14)

30 (23)

24 (8)

32 (16)

.784

 Baseline

5 (4)^b

3 (12)

1 (2)^b

5 (8)

.009

 After 6 months of cART

8 (11)^b

3 (8)

1 (3)^b

5 (7)

.012

 After 12 months of cART

7 (14)

4 (11)

2 (3)

7 (12)

.126

 After 24 months of cART

9 (16)^a,b

1 (1)^a

3 (2)^b

9 (13)

.038