Research Article

TLR7 Polymorphism (rs179008 and rs179009) in HIV-Infected Individual Naïve to ART

Table 1

Characteristics of HIV-infected individuals and healthy controls.

SubjectsHIV-infected individualsHealthy controls

Number150158
Mean age (range) () ()
Sex
 Females76 (50.07%)41 (25.09%)
 Males74 (49.03%)117 (74.01%)
Alcohol habit
 User18 (11.76%)23 (14.74%)
 Nonuser90 (58.82%)133 (85.25%)
Tobacco habit
 User22 (14.37%)22 (14.10%)
 Nonuser86 (56.20%)134 (85.89%)
CD4+ status
 0-35068 (44.44%)NA
 351-50041 (26.79%)NA
 501 above44 (28.75%)NA

0 = data was not recorded in questionnaire form; NA = not applicable.