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Table 3 Correlation of antibodies to AMA1 with viral load (VL), CD4 count and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration in HIV-infected individuals

From: HIV infection drives IgM and IgG3 subclass bias in Plasmodium falciparum-specific and total immunoglobulin concentration in Western Kenya

Marker	N	IgM		Total IgG		IgG1		IgG3		IgG3:IgG1
Marker	N	Rho^a	p value^a	Rho^a	p value^a	Rho^a	p value^a	Rho^a	p value^a	Rho^a	p value^a
VL	128	0.31	< 0.01	− 0.19	0.04	0.21	0.02	0.05	0.57	− 0.10	0.28
CD4	128	− 0.12	0.17	0.26	< 0.01	> − 0.01	0.97	0.04	0.64	0.11	0.21
CRP	129	0.22	0.01	− 0.03	0.71	0.20	0.02	0.17	0.052	0.08	0.39

Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) are displayed in italics
^aSpearman correlation test

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