Characteristic | No HIV-1 infection (n = 224) | HIV-1 infection (n = 115) | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean weight, kg (SD) | 56.98 | 56.89 | 0.95 |
Number of women, N (%) | 98 (43.8) | 72 (62.6) | 0.001 |
Mean age, years (SD) | 24.7 (9.1) | 29.5 (7.6) | <0.001 |
Mean white blood cell count, *109/L (SD)†| 5.3 (1.9) | 5.1 (1.7) | 0.26 |
Mean hemoglobin, g/L (SD) | 140 (20) | 124 (25) | <0.001 |
Mean Log Viral load HIV-1 RNA copies/μL (SD) |  | 4.87 (0.64) |  |
Mean (geometric) parasite density/μL (range)†| 9,715 (378-153,120) | 9,566 (390-158,894) | 0.92 |
Mean (geometric) CD4 count baseline/μL (95%CI)‡ | 458 (427-492) | 259 (242-277) | <0.001 |
Mean (geometric) CD4 count day45/μL (95%CI) § | 839 (769-915) | 379 (317-454) | <0.001 |
Low responders to Combined merozoite antigens, N(%) | 42 (18.8) | 35 (30.4) | 0.02 |
Low responders to Combined Variant Surface Antigens¶, N (%) | 68 (30.4) | 33 (28.7) | 0.75 |