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Table 1 Demographic and clinical baseline characteristics of as-treated patients

From: Synbiotic therapy decreases microbial translocation and inflammation and improves immunological status in HIV-infected patients: a double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial

Characteristics

Probiotic n = 5

Synbiotic n = 5

Prebiotic n = 5

Placebo n = 5

Age, Mean ± SD

28 ± 6

26 ± 7

27 ± 6

30 ± 8

Gender

Male

4

5

4

5

Female

1

0

1

0

Race (%)

Hispanic

5 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

Body mass index (kg/m2) Mean ± SD

24 ± 2

23 ± 6

25 ± 6

24 ± 6

Clinical stage (%)

Stage A: 15

Stage A: 14

Stage A: 10

Stage A: 18

Stage B: 85

Stage B: 86

Stage B: 90

Stage B: 82

HIV RNA level (copies/mL), median

68100

56881

40800

54460

CD4 cell count (cells/mm3), mean

754

620

533

542

Cholesterol (mg/dL) Mean ± SD

137 ± 16

161 ± 32

179 ± 53

148 ± 13

Triglycerides (mg/dL) Mean ± SD

88 ± 27

105 ± 27

149 ± 65

118 ± 79

IBS-QoL scale score

34

36

35

34