Baseline characteristics | Efavirenz group (n = 65) | Nevirapine group (n = 59) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CYP2B6 -G516T | CYP2B6 -G516T | ||||||
 | GG | GT | TT | p-value | GG | GT | TT | p-value |
 | n = 25 | n = 31 | n = 9 |  | n = 26 | n = 31 | n = 2 |  |
Sex Male: Female | 16: 9 | 21: 10 | 5: 4 | 0.795 | 17: 9 | 22: 9 | 1: 1 | 0.707 |
Age years, mean (SD) | 36.48 (8.08) | 35.68 (8.82) | 35 (6.63) | 0.882 | 36.48 (8.08) | 35.68 (8.82) | 35 (6.63) | 0.467 |
Body weight kg, mean (SD) | 52.9 (1.87) | 53.94 (1.89) | 52.22 (3.04) | 0.872 | 54.62 (2.06) | 54.7 (1.52) | 46.5 (6.5) | 0.489 |
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L, mean (SD) | 149.2 (18.38) | 137.1 (16.91) | 233.9 (68.45) | 0.085 | 150.25 (28.9) | 113.97 (11.1) | 125 (4) | 0.458 |
Aspartate aminotransferase U/L, mean (SD) | 32.8 (2.35) | 40.48 (3.32) | 43.22 (10.21) | 0.202 | 48.54 (7.31) | 35.58 (2.99) | 26 (1) | 0.167 |
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L, mean (SD) | 27.0 (3.05) | 28.55 (2.89) | 31.22 (8.89) | 0.821 | 29.81 (3.95) | 27.94 (3.57) | 23.5 (5.5) | 0.877 |
Total bilirubin, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 4.9 (4.34) | 0.56 (0.55) | 0.43 (0.07) | 0.452 | 2.97 (2.4) | 1.13 (0.57) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.703 |
Direct bilirubin, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 0.45 (0.14) | 0.37 (0.12) | 0.21 (0.05) | 0.631 | 0.28 (0.047) | 0.52 (0.199) | 0.30 (0.1) | 0.568 |
CD4 count, cells/μl, median (IQR) | 41 (18-102) | 54 (24-120) | 67 (12.5-168) | 0.818 | 35.5 (23.5-97) | 45 (25-113) | 30.5 (23) | 0.595 |
Log Plasma HIV-1 viral load median (IQR) | 5.90 (5.57-6.0) | 5.93 (5.39-6.0) | 5.64 (5.50-6.0) | 0.729 | 5.86 (5.46-6.0) | 5.60 (5.41-5.81) | 5.80 (Q1 = 5.59) | 0.041* |