Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T-cell responses to recombinant HBV core protein in patients with normal liver function and co-infected with chronic HBV and human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1)

Table 2 Demographics of individuals previously infected with HBV

Parameter	Without HIV coinfection	With HIV coinfection	P value
No. of patients	16	14
Gender (no. male/female)	9/7	13/1	0.039^a
Age
[median(range)] (yr)	31 (23-46)	33 (23-54)	NS^b
ALT
[median(range)] (U/L)	13(4-30)	15.5 (3-50)^c	NS^b
HBV DNA^d
[median(range)]	<500	<500	NS^b
HIV RNA^d
[median(range)]	NA	4.45 (0-4.93)	NA
CD4 T cell count
[median(range)] (cells/ul)	NA	323 (76-640)	NA

NS not significant, NA not applicable, ^aFisher’s exact test; ^bMann-Whitney U test; ^conly one patient had an ALT >40 U/L; ^dlog₁₀.

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