Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of Study Participants at Baseline | ||
| Characteristic | Fiber only Group | Synbiotic Group |
| Gender, N (%) | ||
| Female | 13 (100) | 14 (100) |
| Male | none | none |
| Race/Ethnicity, self described | ||
| African American, N (%) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (42.9) |
| Caucasian, N (%) | 5 (38.5) | 6 (50.0) |
| Other, N (%) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (7.1) |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 48.8 (6.1) | 46.4 (8.0) |
| Years HIV seropositive, Mean (SD) | 12.3 (6.8) | 15.2 (8.6) |
| Years on antiretroviral therapy, Mean (SD) | 7.0 (4.7) | 8.7 (5.5) |
| Blood CD4 count, cells/μl, Mean (SD) | 588 (309) | 685 (249) |
| Viral load <50 copies/ml, N (%) | 9 (69.2) | 12 (85.7) |
| Viral load >50 copies/ml, N (Geometric Mean, SD) | 4 (581, 6257) | 2 (83, 1.4) |
| Cultured foods consumption. Mean servings/week (SD) | 5.3 (4.1) | 6.1 (5.4) |
Schunter et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012 12:84 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-84
