Table 1 The patient characteristics of the tested samples
From: Whole blood as an alternative to peripheral blood mononuclear cell for detection of total HIV-1 DNA
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Gender (%) | |
Male | 42 (95.5%) |
Female | 2 (4.5%) |
Age (years, IQR) | 33 (27, 40) |
cART time (months, IQR) | |
11 cases before cART | 0 |
36 cases after cART | 3 (2, 8) |
HIV-1 RNA (log10copies/mL, IQR) | 1.83 (1.30, 4.46) |
CD4 counts (cells/μL, IQR) | 94 (70, 369) |
CD8 counts (cells/μL, IQR) | 680 (501, 826) |
CD4/CD8 ratio (IQR) | 0.18 (0.09, 0.34) |