|
Clinical failure, N (%)
|
6
|
95 (18.3)
|
46 (35.4)
|
<0.001**
|
|
12
|
62 (11.9)
|
38 (29.2)
|
<0.001**
|
|
Immunologic failure, N (%)
|
6
|
141 (27.1)
|
29 (22.3)
|
<0.001**
|
|
12
|
102 (19.6)
|
18 (13.8)
|
0.043
|
|
AIDS defining illness, N (%)
|
6
|
27 (5.2)
|
14 (10.8)
|
0.005**
|
|
12
|
20 (3.8)
|
11 (8.5)
|
<0.001
|
|
CD4 cells increase, mean ± std. error of mean
|
6
|
146.7 ± 7.2
|
150.5 ± 14.1
|
0.827*
|
|
12
|
180.7 ± 8.1
|
186.1 ± 17.6
|
0.780
|
|
Hemoglobin increase, mean ± std. error of mean
|
6
|
1.0 ± 0.1
|
1.8 ± 0.4
|
0.028*
|
|
12
|
1.3 ± 0.1
|
2.0 ± 0.3
|
0.046
|
|
Weight gain in kg, mean ± std. error of mean
|
6
|
2.8 ± 0.2
|
4.4 ± 0.6
|
0.008*
|
|
12
|
3.9 ± 0.3
|
5.9 ± 0.8
|
0.023
|
