Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Participantsa

CharacteristicTotalHIV+/KSHIV/KSHIV+/KS+HIV/KS+
No. of participants295125767618
Demographic factors
 Male sex134 (45)37 (30)29 (38)50 (66)18 (100)
 Age, y, median (range)35 (18–71)35 (18–64)34 (18–64)36 (19–58)44 (24–71)
Clinical factors
 BMI <18.5 kg/m238 (13)13 (10)9 (12)13 (17)3 (17)
 CD4 countb, cells/μL, median (IQR)305 (183–501)411 (277–598)161 (48–273)
 Detectable HIV plasma RNAb134 (68)84 (68)50 (68)
  HIV plasma RNAb, log10 copies/mL, median (IQR)4.6 (4.2–5.1)4.5 (4.2–5.0)5.0 (4.3–5.5)
 KS any oral lesionc25 (27)25 (33)0 (0)
 KS tumor stage T1c82 (87)66 (87)16 (89)
 Received ART prior to session 1d36 (18)0 (0)35 (46)
 Received ART concurrently with session 1d48 (24)8 (6)40 (53)
 Received chemotherapy prior to session 1d8 (9)8 (11)0 (0)
 Received chemotherapy concurrently with session 1d29 (31)24 (32)5 (28)
Behavioral factors
 Alcohol use111 (38)47 (38)34 (45)23 (30)7 (39)
 Smoking status
  Current26 (9)8 (6)11 (14)5 (7)2 (11)
  Past40 (14)17 (14)5 (7)17 (22)1 (6)
  Never229 (78)100 (80)60 (79)54 (71)15 (83)
 Lifetime sex partners, No., median (IQR)5 (3–10)5 (3–10)4 (2–6)6 (5–13)5 (4–8)
 Any sex partners in past 3 mo160 (55)67 (54)53 (71)27 (36)13 (72)
 Condom use last 3 mo
  All the time55 (34)31 (46)12 (23)12 (44)0 (0)
  More than half the time21 (13)16 (24)4 (8)1 (4)0 (0)
  Less than half the time18 (11)3 (4)9 (17)5 (19)1 (8)
  Never66 (41)17 (25)28 (53)9 (33)12 (92)
CharacteristicTotalHIV+/KSHIV/KSHIV+/KS+HIV/KS+
No. of participants295125767618
Demographic factors
 Male sex134 (45)37 (30)29 (38)50 (66)18 (100)
 Age, y, median (range)35 (18–71)35 (18–64)34 (18–64)36 (19–58)44 (24–71)
Clinical factors
 BMI <18.5 kg/m238 (13)13 (10)9 (12)13 (17)3 (17)
 CD4 countb, cells/μL, median (IQR)305 (183–501)411 (277–598)161 (48–273)
 Detectable HIV plasma RNAb134 (68)84 (68)50 (68)
  HIV plasma RNAb, log10 copies/mL, median (IQR)4.6 (4.2–5.1)4.5 (4.2–5.0)5.0 (4.3–5.5)
 KS any oral lesionc25 (27)25 (33)0 (0)
 KS tumor stage T1c82 (87)66 (87)16 (89)
 Received ART prior to session 1d36 (18)0 (0)35 (46)
 Received ART concurrently with session 1d48 (24)8 (6)40 (53)
 Received chemotherapy prior to session 1d8 (9)8 (11)0 (0)
 Received chemotherapy concurrently with session 1d29 (31)24 (32)5 (28)
Behavioral factors
 Alcohol use111 (38)47 (38)34 (45)23 (30)7 (39)
 Smoking status
  Current26 (9)8 (6)11 (14)5 (7)2 (11)
  Past40 (14)17 (14)5 (7)17 (22)1 (6)
  Never229 (78)100 (80)60 (79)54 (71)15 (83)
 Lifetime sex partners, No., median (IQR)5 (3–10)5 (3–10)4 (2–6)6 (5–13)5 (4–8)
 Any sex partners in past 3 mo160 (55)67 (54)53 (71)27 (36)13 (72)
 Condom use last 3 mo
  All the time55 (34)31 (46)12 (23)12 (44)0 (0)
  More than half the time21 (13)16 (24)4 (8)1 (4)0 (0)
  Less than half the time18 (11)3 (4)9 (17)5 (19)1 (8)
  Never66 (41)17 (25)28 (53)9 (33)12 (92)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus seronegative; HIV+, human immunodeficiency virus seropositive; IQR, interquartile range; KS, without Kaposi sarcoma; KS+, with Kaposi sarcoma.

aNumbers may not add to totals due to missing data.

bAmong HIV-positive participants only. HIV plasma RNA log10 copies/mL only summarized among samples with detectable HIV plasma RNA. Maximum value (750 000 copies/mL) used for samples above the maximum limit of detection.

cAmong participants with KS only.

dSession 1 refers to the first period of 28 days of daily home oral swab collection.

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Participantsa

CharacteristicTotalHIV+/KSHIV/KSHIV+/KS+HIV/KS+
No. of participants295125767618
Demographic factors
 Male sex134 (45)37 (30)29 (38)50 (66)18 (100)
 Age, y, median (range)35 (18–71)35 (18–64)34 (18–64)36 (19–58)44 (24–71)
Clinical factors
 BMI <18.5 kg/m238 (13)13 (10)9 (12)13 (17)3 (17)
 CD4 countb, cells/μL, median (IQR)305 (183–501)411 (277–598)161 (48–273)
 Detectable HIV plasma RNAb134 (68)84 (68)50 (68)
  HIV plasma RNAb, log10 copies/mL, median (IQR)4.6 (4.2–5.1)4.5 (4.2–5.0)5.0 (4.3–5.5)
 KS any oral lesionc25 (27)25 (33)0 (0)
 KS tumor stage T1c82 (87)66 (87)16 (89)
 Received ART prior to session 1d36 (18)0 (0)35 (46)
 Received ART concurrently with session 1d48 (24)8 (6)40 (53)
 Received chemotherapy prior to session 1d8 (9)8 (11)0 (0)
 Received chemotherapy concurrently with session 1d29 (31)24 (32)5 (28)
Behavioral factors
 Alcohol use111 (38)47 (38)34 (45)23 (30)7 (39)
 Smoking status
  Current26 (9)8 (6)11 (14)5 (7)2 (11)
  Past40 (14)17 (14)5 (7)17 (22)1 (6)
  Never229 (78)100 (80)60 (79)54 (71)15 (83)
 Lifetime sex partners, No., median (IQR)5 (3–10)5 (3–10)4 (2–6)6 (5–13)5 (4–8)
 Any sex partners in past 3 mo160 (55)67 (54)53 (71)27 (36)13 (72)
 Condom use last 3 mo
  All the time55 (34)31 (46)12 (23)12 (44)0 (0)
  More than half the time21 (13)16 (24)4 (8)1 (4)0 (0)
  Less than half the time18 (11)3 (4)9 (17)5 (19)1 (8)
  Never66 (41)17 (25)28 (53)9 (33)12 (92)
CharacteristicTotalHIV+/KSHIV/KSHIV+/KS+HIV/KS+
No. of participants295125767618
Demographic factors
 Male sex134 (45)37 (30)29 (38)50 (66)18 (100)
 Age, y, median (range)35 (18–71)35 (18–64)34 (18–64)36 (19–58)44 (24–71)
Clinical factors
 BMI <18.5 kg/m238 (13)13 (10)9 (12)13 (17)3 (17)
 CD4 countb, cells/μL, median (IQR)305 (183–501)411 (277–598)161 (48–273)
 Detectable HIV plasma RNAb134 (68)84 (68)50 (68)
  HIV plasma RNAb, log10 copies/mL, median (IQR)4.6 (4.2–5.1)4.5 (4.2–5.0)5.0 (4.3–5.5)
 KS any oral lesionc25 (27)25 (33)0 (0)
 KS tumor stage T1c82 (87)66 (87)16 (89)
 Received ART prior to session 1d36 (18)0 (0)35 (46)
 Received ART concurrently with session 1d48 (24)8 (6)40 (53)
 Received chemotherapy prior to session 1d8 (9)8 (11)0 (0)
 Received chemotherapy concurrently with session 1d29 (31)24 (32)5 (28)
Behavioral factors
 Alcohol use111 (38)47 (38)34 (45)23 (30)7 (39)
 Smoking status
  Current26 (9)8 (6)11 (14)5 (7)2 (11)
  Past40 (14)17 (14)5 (7)17 (22)1 (6)
  Never229 (78)100 (80)60 (79)54 (71)15 (83)
 Lifetime sex partners, No., median (IQR)5 (3–10)5 (3–10)4 (2–6)6 (5–13)5 (4–8)
 Any sex partners in past 3 mo160 (55)67 (54)53 (71)27 (36)13 (72)
 Condom use last 3 mo
  All the time55 (34)31 (46)12 (23)12 (44)0 (0)
  More than half the time21 (13)16 (24)4 (8)1 (4)0 (0)
  Less than half the time18 (11)3 (4)9 (17)5 (19)1 (8)
  Never66 (41)17 (25)28 (53)9 (33)12 (92)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus seronegative; HIV+, human immunodeficiency virus seropositive; IQR, interquartile range; KS, without Kaposi sarcoma; KS+, with Kaposi sarcoma.

aNumbers may not add to totals due to missing data.

bAmong HIV-positive participants only. HIV plasma RNA log10 copies/mL only summarized among samples with detectable HIV plasma RNA. Maximum value (750 000 copies/mL) used for samples above the maximum limit of detection.

cAmong participants with KS only.

dSession 1 refers to the first period of 28 days of daily home oral swab collection.

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