Table 1 shows the basic characteristics of the study participants. Men, with a median age of 41 years, were significantly older than women whose median age was 37 years (p<0.001). However, women compared with men had a longer duration of diagnosed HIV infection (5 years vs. 4 years, p<0.001) and higher CD4 count levels (410 cells/mm3 vs. 272 cells/mm3, p = 0.002). Most (93%) of the study participants were on ART with no difference by gender (p = 0.296). Compared to men, women had higher BMI, larger WC, HC and WHtR but lower WHR, Table 1. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and HIV infectious disease.