Research Article

Polymorphisms in CCR5Δ32 and Risk of HIV-1 Infection in the Southeast of Caspian Sea, Iran

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of healthy individual and HIV-1-infected studied subjects.

ParametersHealthy individualHIV-1 infected

Age (median, range)41 years (1–87)38 years (7–59)
Number (%)
Ethnicity
Turkmen106 (35.3)
Sistanian60 (20.0)
Persian134 (44.7)140 (100%)
Gender
Male122 (40.7)90 (64.3)
Female178 (59.3)50 (35.7)
Risk group
Sexual contact51 (36.4)
Intravenous drug user69 (49.3)
Vertical transmission5 (3.6)
Unknown15 (10.7)
CD4 counts (cell/μl)
<20069 (49.3)
201–34941 (29.3)
350–49913 (9.3)
>50017 (12.1)
Total300 (100)140 (100)