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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and demographics

From: Safety and efficacy after switch to a saquinavir-containing antiretroviral regimen in protease inhibitor pretreated HIV-positive patients

PI-experienced, but SQV-naïve patients

n = 426

Male, % (n)

84 (359)

Age in years, median (IQR)

43 (37; 49)

Height in cm, median, (IQR)

177 (172; 182)

weight in kg, median (IQR)

72 (65; 80)

Hepatitis b, % (n)

5 (21)

Hepatitis c, % (n)

12 (50)

Infection mode, %

 

MSM

62

Heterosexual

15

IVDU

7

Not specified

16

Race, %

 

Caucasian

84

African

8

Asian

3

Not specified

5

CDC stage, %

 

A

17

B

43

C

38

Not specified

2

Time since first diagnosis in years, median (IQR)

9 (4; 14)

Time since first ART in years, median (IQR)

7.3 (3.4; 9.4)

Number of previous regimen, median (IQR)

4 (3; ≥ 6)

Number of previous PIs, median (IQR)

2 (1; 3)

Treatment interruption before start of new regimen, % (n)

21 (91)

Duration of treatment interruption in months, median (IQR)

8.8 (3; 23)

HIV RNA (copies/ml), median (IQR)

599 (< 50; 31,291)

Proportion of patients with HIV RNA < 50 copies/ml at baseline

31.7%

CD4-count (cells/mm3) median (IQR)

320 (177; 506)

  1. MSM: Men who have sex with men; CDC: Center for Disease Control; IQR: Interquartile range; ART: Antiretroviral therapy; PI: Protease inhibitor.