Impaired diastolic function in naïve untreated human immunodeficiency virus infected patients

Table 2 Viral and immunological parameters of HIV patients and controls (mean ± SD)

	HIV patients (n = 53)	Control subjects (n = 56)
HIV-RNA (copies/mL)	9.754 ± 13.172
Duration of HIV infection (mo)	29.7 ± 28.0
CD4+ (cells/mm3)	370 ± 295
TNF-α (pg/mL)	18 ± 9b	8 ± 6

^bP < 0.001 vs controls. TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor α.