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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 248 eligible participants in the ZINC trial for HIV disease among alcohol users, 2013–2015

From: Per-protocol analysis of the ZINC trial for HIV disease among alcohol users

Baseline variable

Placebo group (N = 126)

Zinc group (N = 122)

All

Gender, N (%)

 Male

90 (71%)

90 (74%)

180 (73%)

 Female

36 (29%)

32 (26%)

68 (27%)

Depressive symptoms in the previous 7 days, N (%)

 Yes

50 (40%)

54 (45%)

104 (42%)

 No

75 (60%)

66 (55%)

141 (58%)

 Unknown

1 (< 1%)

2 (< 1%)

3 (< 1%)

Heavy drinking in the previous 7 days, N (%)

 Yes

93 (74%)

91 (75%)

184 (74%)

 No

33 (26%)

31 (25%)

64 (26%)

Injection drug use in the previous 30 days, N (%)

 Yes

47 (38%)

44 (36%)

91 (37%)

 No

77 (62%)

77 (64%)

154 (63%)

Previous diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, N (%)

 Yes

5 (4%)

5 (4%)

10 (4%)

 No

121 (96%)

117 (96%)

238 (96%)

Hepatitis C virus infection

 Yes

113 (90%)

105 (86%)

222 (89%)

 No

13 (10%)

17 (14%)

26 (11%)

Age in years, median [IQR]

33 [30, 37]

33 [30, 37]

33 [30, 37]

CD4 cell count in cells/mm3, median [IQR]

480 [304, 683]

443 [290, 693]

462 [298, 691]

HIV RNA in log10 copies/mL, median [IQR]

4.53 [3.73, 5.02]

4.30 [3.44, 5.12]

4.43 [3.56, 5.05]

VACS index, median [IQR]

24 [18, 31]

24 [18, 31]

24 [17, 35]

  1. N number, IQR interquartile range, VACS Veterans Aging Cohort Study