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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients (n = 191)

From: Infection with HIV and HCV enhances the release of fatty acid synthase into circulation: evidence for a novel indicator of viral infection

Characteristics

Values

Age, years

38.8 (0.51)

Gender, male (%)

127 (66.5)

BMI, kg/m 2

22.93 (0.26)

Current smokers, n (%)

154 (80.6)

Lipodystrophy, n (%)

47 (24.1)

Time of sero-prevalence, years

4.29 (0.3)

Risk factors for HIV, n (%)

 

Intravenous drug users

113 (59.2)

Heterosexual contact

54 (28.3)

Male homosexual contact

24 (12.5)

Treatment scheme, n (%)

 

   Untreated

51 (26.7)

   Non-nucleoside analogues

76 (39.8)

   Protease inhibitors

64 (33.5)

Undetectable HIV-1 viral load a , n (%)

114 (59.7)

CD4+ T lymphocyte count, cells/mL

459 (22.8)

HCV co-infection, n (%)

115 (60.2)

HCV genotypes, %

 

   I

78.3

   II

3.8

   III

14.9

   IV

3.0

Log-HCV viral load, copies/mL

5.89 (1.14)

  1. Values are the mean and the standard errors of the mean (S.E.M.), unless otherwise indicated.
  2. a Limit of detection: 40 copies/mL.