Research Article

Human Paraoxonase-1 Activity Is Related to the Number of CD4+ T-Cells and Is Restored by Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-1-Infected Individuals

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.

Parameters(1)Seronegative ( )HIV-1-infected individuals ( ) value(2)
ART-naïve ( )EFV or NVP ( )LOP/r ( )

Gender (M/F) 52/3973/42161/131121/96
Age (years)35 (26, 45) 38 (32, 44)42 (22, 58)41 (18, 59)ns
BMI (kg/m2) 24 (22, 25) 21 (17, 24)24 (18, 30)23 (18, 32)ns

NVP: nevirapine; LOP/r: lopinavir/ritonavir; M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index (weight/height2 (kg/m2)); ns: no significant difference.
(1)Median (interquartile range (IQR) 25%–75%; 95% confidence interval (CI)).
value: comparison between groups by ANOVA and Tukey’s honestly significant difference.