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Table 2 Virologic and Immunologic Outcomes for patients initiating HAART using an Intention to Treat Analysis.

From: Outcomes of highly active antiretroviral therapy in the context of universal access to healthcare: the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study

Outcome

1 year

5 years

8 years

HAART Era

Total

Early

Late

Total

Early

Late

Total

Early

Late

Median (IQR) # of viral loads available per patient

4 (3-6)

4 (3-6)

5 (3-6)

17 (12-23)

18 (12-24)

15 (12-19)

26 (18-35)

26 (18-35)

20 (15-27)

Virologic Suppression (n)

1759

1216

543

1063

868

195

735

707

28

   Suppresseda

1135 (64.5)

693 (57.0)g

442 (81.4)

674 (63.4)

508 (58.5)g

166 (85.1)

487 (66.3)

464 (65.6)

23 (82.1)

   Always Suppressedb

864 (49.1)

478 (39.3)g

386 (71.1)

244 (23.0)

172 (19.8)g

72 (36.9)

112 (15.2)

104 (14.7)

8 (28.6)

   Ever Suppressedc

1391 (79.1)

890 (73.2)

501 (92.3)

991 (93.2)

800 (92.2)

191 (97.9)

707 (96.2)

680 (96.2)

27 (96.4)

Virologic Failured

629 (35.8)

525 (43.2)g

104 (19.2)

594 (55.9)

527 (60.7)g

67 (34.4)

496 (67.5)

482 (68.2)g

14 (50. 0)

   Never Suppressede

368 (20.9)

326 (26.8)g

42 (7.7)

72 (6.8)

68 (7.8)g

4 (2.1)

28 (3.8)

27 (3.8)

1 (3.6)

   Reboundf

261 (14.8)

199 (16.4)g

62 (11.4)

522 (49.1)

459 (52.9)g

63 (32.3)

468 (63.7)

455 (64.4)

13 (46.4)

Mean CD4, cells/mL

488 ± 267

469 ± 268

530 ± 262

571 ± 306

562 ± 305

611 ± 307

556 ± 306

552 ± 301

657 ± 398

CD4 Change

143 ± 180

126 ± 171g

179 ± 193

220 ± 271

214 ± 270

247 ± 278

209 ± 288

206 ± 284

263 ± 362

CD4 Increase ≥ 30%

880 (60.0)

564 (56.9)

316 (66.5)

583 (66.9)

461 (65.3)

122 (73.5)

381 (62.5)

365 (62.6)

16 (59.3)

CD4 Increase ≥ 50%

665 (45.4)

418 (42.2)

247 (52.0)

489 (56.1)

385 (54.5)

104 (62.7)

331 (54.3)

318 (54.5)

13 (48.1)

  1. Patients with missing lab values were excluded on that date
  2. aNumber (%) of patients at the given time point who have one undetectable viral load
  3. bNumber (%) of patients suppressed at 6-months and then at all visits through indicated time point
  4. cNumber (%) of patients having an undetectable viral load at least once through indicated time point
  5. dNumber (%) of patients at the given time point who have either had at least one episode of rebound or never suppressed
  6. eNumber (%) of patients never having an undetectable viral load
  7. fNumber (%) of patients ever having a rebound event (undetectable, then detectable + detectable)
  8. gSignificant difference comparing early versus late era (p < 0.05)