Relationship between hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load (VL) and CD4 count in coinfected patients
| Year, reference | Country | No of patients coinfected | Mean CD4 cell count/median | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r, correlation. | ||||
| 199641 | USA | 42 | >200 | r=0.34, p=0.04 |
| 199443 | USA | 17 | 201 | r=−0.56, p=0.006 |
| 199645 | USA | 27 | >200 | 0.36 log HCV-VL increase for every log increase in CD4 |
| 199946 | Italy | 39 | 206 | r=−0.23, p=0.08 |
| 199847 | Netherlands | 9 | 696 | r=−0.22, p<0.05 |
| 200049 | Japan | 39 | 320 | r=−0.34, p=0.07 |
| 200150 | USA | 175 | 416 | For every 100 cell increase HCV-VL decreased by 0.19 log10, p=0.002 |
| 199762 | Spain | 116 | CD4 <500 cells | r=−0.323, p=0.07 |
| 200125 | USA | 112 | 235 | No relation |
| 199342 | USA | 13 | 292–1024 | No relation |
| 199544 | France | 75 | 278 | No relation |
| 199948 | USA | 22 | 222 | No relation |
| 199654 | Germany | 22 | 325 | No relation |