Groups

Characteristic and HIV status

CD4 counts/μL

n

Male

Female

Age mean ± SE

CD4% mean ± SE

CD8%

mean ± SE

Viral load (log)

HIV-1

>500

30

10

20

30.25 ± 1.46

28.58 ± 1.14

41.47 ± 2.12

4.3 ± 0.1*

HIV-2

>500

30

7

23

39.69 ± 2.44

33.80 ± 1.62

37.87 ± 2.08

3.21 ± 0.1*

Healthy control

-

30

16

14

33.02 ± 1.25

37.12 ± 0.99

26.80 ± 3.13

-