Table 3 HIV disease and treatment characteristics of persons living with HIV according to balance disturbances
From: Cannabis use is not associated with increased balance disturbances in HIV-infected individuals
Variables | HIV+ individuals with moderate-severe imbalance (n = 384) | HIV+ individuals with no or minimal imbalance (n = 2462) | Effect size (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AIDS, n (%) | 286 (74.5%) | 1510 (61.3%) | 1.83 [1.44; 2.34] b | <.0001 |
Current CD4(cells/μL), median [IQR] | 477 [279, 696] | 469 [301, 685] | 0.00 [− 0.10; 0.11] a | 0.9 |
CD4 nadir(cells/μL), median [IQR] | 107 [20, 239] | 171 [40, 299] | − 0.19 [− 0.3; − 0.09] a | <.0002 |
Undetectable viral load, n (%) | 203 (58.7%) | 1355 (58.6%) | 0.99 [0.78; 1.25] b | 0.902 |
Currently on ART, n (%) | 309 (80.7%) | 1908 (77.6%) | 1.65 [1.08; 2.54] b | <.02 |
Duration of HIV infection (years), mean (SD) | 14.0 (13) | 11.6 (11) | 0.23 [0.12; 0.34] a | <.0005 |