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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV controllers, non-controllers, and HAART suppressors

From: Spontaneous virologic suppression in HIV controllers is independent of delayed-type hypersensitivity test responsiveness

Characteristic

Elite Controllers

Viremic Controllers

HIV Controllers

Non- Controllers

P-value

HIV Controllers vs. Non- controllers

HAART Suppressors

P-value HIV Controllers vs. HAART Suppressors

Number of Participants, n

33

116

149

3822

-

491

-

Age at HIV Diagnosis (years)

29.3 ± 7.4

28.8 ± 6.6

28.9 ± 6.8

29.4 ± 7.8

0.45

31.1 ± 7.9

0.002

Gender, Male

30 (90.9)

102 (87.9)

132 (88.6)

3512 (91.9)

0.15

450 (91.6)

0.25

Race/Ethnicity

       

European American

12 (36.4)

41 (35.3)

53 (35.6)

1725 (45.2)

0.021

244 (49.7)

0.002

African American

21 (63.6)

64 (55.2)

85 (57.0)

1668 (43.7)

0.001

192 (39.1)

< 0.001

Hispanic

0 (0.0)

6 (5.2)

6 (4.0)

300 (7.9)

0.09

38 (7.7)

0.12

Other

0 (0.0)

5 (4.3)

5 (3.4)

127 (3.4)

0.98

17 (3.5)

0.95

Year of HIV Diagnosis

1993 ± 6

1995 ± 6

1995 ± 6

1991 ± 5

< 0.001

1995 ± 5

0.90

Mean CD4+ Count at HIV Diagnosis (cells/uL)

689.7 ± 241.6

731.9 ± 232.6

723.4 ± 234.0

539.2 ± 275.1

< 0.001

504.7 ± 242.6

< 0.001

Mean Viral Load at HIV Diagnosis (log10 copies/mL)

2.7 ± 0.8

3.0 ± 0.8

3.0 ± 0.8

4.3 ± 0.8

< 0.001

4.4 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Year of First DTH Testa

1997 ± 4

1997 ± 5

1997 ± 5

1992 ± 5

< 0.001

2000 ± 2

< 0.001

Mean Number of DTH Testing Episodes

4.9 ± 4.2

5.7 ± 5.0

5.5 ± 4.8

5.5 ± 4.7

0.84

N/A

N/A

  1. NOTE. HIV controllers, combined group of elite and viremic controllers; HAART suppressors, subgroup of non-controllers on suppressive HAART; all values are number, percent or SD unless otherwise specified
  2. a First DTH for HAART subgroup defined as first DTH test 2 years after start of initial HAART regimen