Research Article

Detection of HIV-1 and Human Proteins in Urinary Extracellular Vesicles from HIV+ Patients

Table 1

Patient demographics.

CharacteristicsHIV-positive ( = 35)HIV-negative ( = 12)

Age (median ± IQR)41.5 ± 14.2559 ± 18
Sex (, %)
 Male25 (71.4%)7 (58.3%)
 Female10 (28.6%)5 (41.7%)
Race (, %)
 African American/Black28 (80%)12 (100%)
 White7 (20%)-
 Hispanic--
 Asian--
Viral loads (copies/ml) (median ± IQR)50 ± 0-
CD4+ T cell (cells/µl) (median ± IQR)66.5 ± 46.5-
Antiretroviral therapy (, %)34 (97.1%)-