Table 2 Overall trends in CD4 counts and HIV RNA levels over time among patients in the UK CHIC study


No (%) of patients under follow up with more than one CD4 cell count in the year

Latest CD4 count (cells/mm3) in year

No (%) of patients under follow up with more than HIV RNA measurement in the year

Latest HIV RNA (log 10 copies/ml) in year

Year

Median (interquartile range)

No (%) <200

Median (interquartile range)

No (%) >2.7

1996

5 517 (72.7)

270 (120-447)

2094 (38.0)

2197 (29.0)

4.34 (3.51-4.97)

2022 (92.0)

1997

6188 (78.2)

310 (180-460)

1785 (28.9)

5830 (73.6)

3.55 (2.70-4.52)

4082 (70.0)

1998

6 795 (79.0)

335 (206-490)

1594 (23.5)

6926 (80.5)

3.10 (2.54-4.27)

3907 (56.4)

1999

7 588 (82.7)

369 (230-523)

1512 (19.9)

7680 (83.8)

2.65 (1.70-4.23)

3786 (49.3)

2000

8 385 (85.8)

397 (260-570)

1340 (16.0)

8325 (85.2)

2.26 (1.70-4.19)

3761 (45.2)

2001

9 545 (90.5)

404 (270-575)

1362 (14.3)

9506 (90.1)

1.90 (1.70-4.10)

4001 (42.1)

2002

10 446 (93.3)

408 (275-583)

1393 (13.3)

10295 (91.9)

1.89 (1.70-4.11)

4180 (40.6)




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