Table 2 Extracellular free water, blood markers and cognitive data at baseline and follow-up visits.

From: A longitudinal analysis of brain extracellular free water in HIV infected individuals

Parameter

BSL

W12

Y1

Y2

HIV+ 

HIV−

HIV+ 

HIV−

HIV+ 

HIV−

HIV+ 

HIV−

Participants (n)

44

52

38

0

29

46

19

41

FW index (%)

GM

17.42 ± 0.44

13.76 ± 0.64

14.41 ± 0.91

17.91 ± 0.48

17.72 ± 0.41

18.08 ± 0.59

18.03 ± 0.38

WM

4.82 ± 0.12

4.46 ± 0.12

4.44 ± 0.15

4.87 ± 0.15

4.98 ± 0.11

4.86 ± 0.21

4.99 ± 0.11

Blood markers

CD4+

509.66 ± 41.24

587.00 ± 47.20

703.76 ± 58.14

787.78 ± 67.95

VL (× 102)

782.36 ± 205.85

4.31 ± 3.96

12.39 ± 12.23

0.22 ± 0.08

NfL

14.65 ± 3.37

7.32 ± 0.56*

10.04 ± 1.67

10.37 ± 2.98

10.55 ± 2.62

7.51 ± 0.59+

Total cognitive score

− 1.62 ± 0.56

0.21 ± 0.59

− 0.19 ± 0.63

− 0.42 ± 0.71

1.64 ± 0.75

− 0.46 ± 0.93

2.41 ± 0.78

  1. Values are Mean ± Standard Error; Units: Free Water, FW in %; Viral Load, VL in copies/mL; CD4 + T cell in count/mm3; Neurofilament Light Chain, NfL in pg/mL; grey matter, GM; white matter, WM; —indicates data are not available.
  2. *Indicates n = 15.
  3. +Indicates n = 10.