Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-infected individuals and healthy controls

Age range, years

16–80

16–75

-

Mean age ± SD, years

39.09 ± 10.57

38.60 ± 10.97

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Gender n (%)

All male

All male

-

Clinical stages, n (%)

I

179 (33.84%)

-

-

II

144 (27.22%)

-

-

III

144 (27.22%)

-

-

IV

62 (11.72%)

-

-

CD4⁺T cell counts (cell/mm3), n (%)

< 200

104 (19.66%)

-

-

200–349

124 (23.44%)

-

-

350–500

156 (29.49%)

-

-

> 500

145 (27.41%)

-

-