Table 1 Characteristics of subjects enrolled in the study

From: Small alveolar macrophages are infected preferentially by HIV and exhibit impaired phagocytic function

 

HIV-1-uninfected adults n =45

HIV-1-infected adults n =34

P -values

Sex, female:male

4:21

14:11

0.0002a

Age, mean years (range)

38 (20–59)

31 (20–51)

0.9672

CD4 count, median cells μl−1 (range)

623 (536–723)

399 (270–573)

<0.0001

HIV plasma VL, copies ml−1 (range)

NA

21 113 (5803–91 323)

 

WHO stage

NA

Stage 1

 
  1. NA, not applicable; VL, viral load; WHO, World Health Organisation.
  2. aFisher’s exact test.
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