Table 1.: Characteristics of STI Participants in this Substudy and in the Whole Staccato Thai Cohort

Characteristics Cases (n=11) Controls (n=22) p-Value Staccato STI Thai Cohort (n=238) p-Value
Median age in years (IQR) 33.5 (31-38) 32.5 (29-36.5) 0.52 34.5 (29.9-40.0) 0.04
Gender (% male) 11 (100) 22 (100) 0.99 105 (44.1) 0.33
Mode of transmission (%)
MSM
Heterosexual

2 (18.2)
9 (81.8)

2 (9.1)
20 (90.9)
0.43
27 (11.3)
206 (86.6)
0.99
CDC stage (%)
CDC A
CDC B
CDC C

6 (54.6)
5 (45.4)
0

15 (68.2)
6 (27.3)
1 (4.5)

-
0.19
0.99

146 (61.3)
79 (33.2)
13 (5.5)
0.99
Median pre-STI CD4 cells/µL (IQR) 463 (398-570) 433 (369-570) 0.18 463 (399-553) 0.42
Median pre-ARV CD4 cells/µL (IQR) 265 (200-308) 250 (242-316) 0.63 261 (210-325) 0.89
Median pre-ARV HIV RNA (log10 copies/mL) (IQR) 5.08 (4.47-5.31) 4.81 (4.42-5.16) 0.20 4.7 (4.3-5.2) 0.38
Median number of STI cycles (IQR) 2 (1-2) 1 (1-2) 0.02 2 (1-3) 0.57

IQR: interquartile range, STI: structured treatment interruption, MSM: Men who have sex with men, ARV: Antiretroviral therapy.