Coinfection by Hepatitis C Is Strongly Associated with Abnormal CD4/CD8 Ratio in HIV Patients under Stable ART in Salvador, Brazil

Table 3

Mean HIV-1 RNA plasma viral load and and CD4 count of patients at baseline, according to immune restoration pattern.

Pattern of immune restoration
Variables	Inadequate		Partial		Adequate		value
		Mean (95% CI)		Mean (95% CI)		Mean (95% CI)
CD4 nadir
All patients	89	164 (119–173)	112	230 (199–260)	92	314 (268–360)	<0.001
Males	62	121.7 (105.6)		208.9 (164.4)		336.1 (248.5)	<0.001
Females	27	204.0 (157.0)	38	270.5 (155.0)	48	294.3 (196.7)	0.1
Pretherapy plasma viral load (log10)	77	5.0 (4.8–5.1)	87	4.6 (4.5–4.8)	73	4.7 (4.5–4.9)	0.01
Mean duration (days) of viral suppression	74		90		74		0.03
Mean elapsed time (days) between HIV diagnosis and ART initiation (95% CI)	77	383 (229–537)	112	636 (436–836)	92	519 (314–725)	NS

12 patients started ART before viral load tests were available in C-HUPES (missing values).