Table 2 Participant characteristics before and after ART initiation in various subgroups of HIV controllers

From: Longitudinal plasma proteomic signatures of elite and viremic spontaneous HIV controllers

 

EC_Persistent

VC_Persistent

VC_Transient

 

Pre-ART

Post-ART

P value

Pre-ART

Post-ART

P value

Pre-ART

Post-ART

P value

(N = 9)

(N = 9)

(N = 57)

(N = 57)

(N = 36)

(N = 36)

Age

Median [IQR]

49.5 [35.8, 54.9]

60.2 [46.9, 63.7]

0,003

39.7 [32.7, 45.7]

46.9 [43.7, 56.6]

< 0.0001

42.6 [35.0, 49.1]

52.1 [44.2, 60.3]

< 0.0001

Sex

Female

2 (22.2%)

  

17 (29.8%)

  

9 (25.0%)

  

Male

7 (77.8%)

  

40 (70.2%)

  

27 (75.0%)

  

BMI

Median [IQR]

25.5 [23.7, 27.7]

NA

 

24.7 [22.9, 27.2]

NA

 

24.3 [22.9, 26.7]

NA

 

Missing

1 (11.1%)

9 (100%)

 

11 (19.3%)

57 (100%)

 

5 (13.9%)

36 (100%)

 

Smoking status

No

3 (33.3%)

4 (44.4%)

ns

27 (47.4%)

33 (57.9%)

ns

17 (47.2%)

22 (61.1%)

ns

Yes

5 (55.6%)

4 (44.4%)

 

27 (47.4%)

20 (35.1%)

 

15 (41.7%)

10 (27.8%)

 

Missing

1 (11.1%)

1 (11.1%)

 

3 (5.3%)

4 (7.0%)

 

4 (11.1%)

4 (11.1%)

 

Ethnicity

Asian

1 (11.1%)

  

0 (0%)

  

0 (0%)

  

Black

1 (11.1%)

  

21 (36.8%)

  

8 (22.2%)

  

Hispanic

0 (0%)

  

1 (1.8%)

  

0 (0%)

  

Mixed

0 (0%)

  

1 (1.8%)

  

1 (2.8%)

  

White

5 (55.6%)

  

24 (42.1%)

  

25 (69.4%)

  

Missing

2 (22.2%)

  

10 (17.5%)

  

2 (5.6%)

  

CD4 at sampling (cells/μl)

Median [IQR]

950.0 [600.0, 1140.0]

1059.0 [898.0, 1175.5]

ns

530.0 [430.0, 690.0]

652.0 [506.0, 850.0]

0,0008

615.0 [527.5, 847.5]

819.5 [679.0, 937.2]

0,01

Missing

-

2 (22.2%)

 

-

-

 

-

-

 

CD4 nadir (cells/μl)

Median [IQR]

600.0 [570.0, 1080.0]

  

470.0 [360.0, 620.0]

  

545.0 [418.0, 752.5]

  

VL at sampling (copies/mL)

Median [IQR]

0.0 [0.0, 101.0]

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

ns

1690.0 [662.0, 3000.0]

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

< 0.0001

2175.0 [606.5, 6590.0]

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

< 0.0001

HIV duration pre-ART (years)

Median [IQR]

7.1 [1.3, 8.0]

  

5.4 [2.1, 7.0]

  

5.3 [2.2, 7.6]

  

ART duration (days)

Median [IQR]

 

1120.0 [930.0, 1912.0]

  

1952.0 [1080.0, 2940.0]

  

1972.5 [1230.0, 2914.8]

 

INSTI

No

 

3 (33.3%)

  

23 (40.4%)

  

19 (52.8%)

 

Yes

 

6 (66.7%)

  

34 (59.6%)

  

17 (47.2%)

 

NNRTI

No

 

7 (77.8%)

  

39 (68.4%)

  

19 (52.8%)

 

Yes

 

2 (22.2%)

  

18 (31.6%)

  

17 (47.2%)

 

PI

No

 

8 (88.9%)

  

52 (91.2%)

  

33 (91.7%)

 

Yes

 

1 (11.1%)

  

5 (8.8%)

  

3 (8.3%)

 

Sample storage (days)

Median [IQR]

3909.0 [3027.0, 4083.0]

722.0 [682.0, 872.0]

0,003

4209.0 [3361.0, 5499.0]

759.0 [681.0, 856.0]

< 0.0001

4818.5 [4164.8, 5316.5]

695.0 [645.5, 815.8]

< 0.0001

CENTER

EMC

1 (11.1%)

  

19 (33.3%)

  

8 (22.2%)

  

LUMC

0 (0%)

  

3 (5.3%)

  

1 (2.8%)

  

MSZ

2 (22.2%)

  

7 (12.3%)

  

0 (0%)

  

OLVG

5 (55.6%)

  

21 (36.8%)

  

23 (63.9%)

  

RAD

1 (11.1%)

  

4 (7.0%)

  

0 (0%)

  

UMCU

0 (0%)

  

3 (5.3%)

  

4 (11.1%)

  
  1. Data were analyzed using paired Wilcoxon test or χ2 (or Fisher’s exact) where applicable.
  2. VC viremic controllers; EC elite controllers; BMI body mass index; ART antiretroviral therapy; INSTI integrase inhibitor; NNRTI non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI protease inhibitor; NA Not available