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