|   | 
        IRD patientsa | 
        Non-IRD patients | 
        Healthy Controls | 
       
      
        | n | 
        11 | 
        14 | 
        36 | 
       
      
        | Age
            (years)
          
            | 
        44    (34-56)
            | 
        41    (33-64)
            | 
        36    (23-71)b
            | 
       
      
        | CD4+ T-cells/μl blood
            [Nadir, Week 0] 
            | 
        22    (0-58)
            | 
        27    (0-104)
            | 
        NA
            | 
       
      
        | CD4+ T-cells/μl blood)
           [Week 16 (11-37)] 
            | 
        142    (78-307)
            | 
        176    (54-338)
            | 
        NA
            | 
       
      
        | %CD4+ T-cells of lymphocytes
            
            [Week 0]
            | 
        2.0    (0.5-9.4)
            | 
        3.9    (0.2-10.8)
            | 
        35.2    (20.0-46.4)c
            | 
       
      
        | %CD4+ T-cells of lymphocytes
            
            [Week 24 (13-32)]
            | 
        10.2    (4.1-15.7)
            | 
        8.6    (2.8-20.5)
            | 
        35.2    (20.0-46.4)c
            | 
       
     
    Values are presented as median (range), NA = not available 
    aAll parameters assessed were similar to non-IRD patients 
    bLower than all HIV patients (p < 0.05) 
    cHigher than all HIV patients (p < 0.05) |