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Table 1

Characteristics of HTLV-1–infected patients and healthy uninfected controls

Patient characteristic	HAM/TSP n = 72	HVCs n = 96	HCs n = 20
Age, y, mean ± SE	55.9 ± 1.6	51.1 ± 1.2	55.2 ± 1.9
Sex
Male	27	51	13
Female	45	45	7
Serum anti–HTLV-I antibody titer*
Mean ± SE	36 932 ± 8414	2106 ± 990	N/A
Median	16 348	1024	N/A
HTLV-I provirus load in PBMCs†
Mean ± SE	793.2 ± 677	245.0 ± 381	N/A
Median	537.0	109.0	N/A

Patient characteristic	HAM/TSP n = 72	HVCs n = 96	HCs n = 20
Age, y, mean ± SE	55.9 ± 1.6	51.1 ± 1.2	55.2 ± 1.9
Sex
Male	27	51	13
Female	45	45	7
Serum anti–HTLV-I antibody titer*
Mean ± SE	36 932 ± 8414	2106 ± 990	N/A
Median	16 348	1024	N/A
HTLV-I provirus load in PBMCs†
Mean ± SE	793.2 ± 677	245.0 ± 381	N/A
Median	537.0	109.0	N/A

HVCs indicates HTLV-1 carriers; HCs, uninfected healthy controls; N/A, not applicable.

Anti–HTLV-1 antibodies were titrated by the particle agglutination method.

HTLV-1 tax copy number per 10⁴ PBMCs.