Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: CD32 expressing doublets in HIV-infected gut-associated lymphoid tissue are associated with a T follicular helper cell phenotype

Participant category

Healthy controls (n = 5)

ART-treated since PHI (n = 18)

Gender

 Male

2

18

 Female

3

0

Age at biopsy, years, median (IQR)

71 (56–71)

38 (31–46)

Indication for colonoscopy

 Research only

–

18

 Colonic polyps

4

–

 Altered bowel habit

1

–

Plasma HIV VL at biopsy, RNA copies per ml, median

NA

<20

Time on ART at biopsy, months, median (IQR)

NA

33.5 (19.3–44.3)

Time from EDI to ART initiation, days, median (IQR)

NA

56 (53–88)

Plasma HIV RNA at HIV diagnosis, log10 RNA copies per ml, median (IQR)

NA

5.6 (4.6–6.1)

  1. IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable, PHI primary HIV infection, ART antiretroviral therapy, EDI estimated date of infection, VL viral load
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