Table 3 Summary and comparison of log values of demographic characteristics of study groups

Mean age (years)±SD

43.8±3.3

45±5.5

47±7.6

48.5±5.8

0.15

Male/Female

7/5

8/4

16/5

7/8

0.34

HIV RNA, mean copies/ml

Seronegative

6.1±3.5

5.7±3.0

N/A

0.76

Mean CD4⁺ T cell count (n/µl)±SD

NT

6.1±0.5

5.8±0.7

NT

0.24

Treated/Untreated for HIV

N/A

11/1

17/4

N/A

0.41

HCV RNA, mean copies/ml

Seronegative

N/A

13.0±2.9

14.5±1.1

0.12

n=4 (NA)

AST (U/L), mean

4.2±0.5

3.9±0.5

0.1

NT

N/A

n=2 (NA)

n=1 (NA)

ALT (U/L), mean

4.2±0.7

4.0±0.7

0.36

NT

N/A

n=2 (NA)

n=1 (NA)

γGT (U/L), mean

4.4±0.8

4.0±0.8

0.15

NT

N/A

n=2 (NA)

n=1 (NA)

Billirubin (µmol/L), mean

2.3±0.6

2.4±0.4

0.72

NT

N/A

n=2 (NA)

n=1 (NA)