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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Filaria specific antibody response profiling in plasma from anti-retroviral naïve Loa loa microfilaraemic HIV-1 infected people

Variable

HIV/MF (n = 25)

HIV/MF+ (n = 25)

HIV+/MF (n = 25)

HIV+/MF+ (n = 25)

Gender

Male and Female

Male and Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Participants (%)

8 (32) 17 (68)

11 (44) 14 (56)

10 (40)

15 (60)

9 (36)

16 (64)

Median Age (IQR)

34 (21-41)

49.50 (45.25-55.25)

34 (32-43.50)

37 (27-46)

38 (28-46)

35.5 (28.75-45)

Mf count (MF/ml) Median

N/A

1800 (10-4800)

N/A

986.7 (1-3200)

Median CD4 counts (cells/mm3)

N/A

N/A

499 (IQR 310.5-886.8)

367.5 (IQR 157.8-460.8) *

Median Viral load (Log10 copies/ml)

N/A

N/A

3.05 (IQR 1.76-3.85)

5.04 (IQR 4.530-5.5) *

  1. *P < 0.05, N/A = Not Applicable, IQR = interquartile range, ns = not significant, MF+ = microfilaria positive