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Log value conversion table


Log value is a measurement used to describe HIV and expresses the viral load values as a power of ten. The scale is used because large changes can only be captured on graphs or diagrams by using a log scale - turning huge numbers of copies/mL into ‘manageable’ figures.

Table: HIV RNA viral load log value–number conversion

Log10

copies/mL

Log10

copies/mL

7

10,000,000

3.5

3,162

6.9

7,943,282

3.4

2,512

6.8

6,309,573

3.3

1,995

6.7

5,011,872

3.2

1,585

6.6

3,981,072

3.1

1,259

6.5

3,162,278

3

1,000

6.4

2,511,886

2.9

794

6.3

1,995,262

2.8

631

6.2

1,584,893

2.7

501

6.1

1,258,925

2.6

398

6

1,000,000

2.5

316

5.9

794,328

2.4

251

5.8

630,957

2.3

200

5.7

501,187

2.2

158

5.6

398,107

2.1

126

5.5

316,228

2

100

5.4

251,189

1.9

79

5.3

199,526

1.8

63

5.2

158,489

1.7

50

5.1

125,893

1.6

40

5

100,000

1.5

32

4.9

79,433

1.4

25

4.8

63,096

1.3

20

4.7

50,119

1.2

16

4.6

39,811

1.1

13

4.5

31,623

1

10

4.4

25,119

0.9

8

4.3

19,953

0.8

6

4.2

15,849

0.7

5

4.1

12,589

0.6

4

4

10,000

0.5

3

3.9

7,943

0.4

3

3.8

6,310

0.3

2

3.7

5,012

0.2

2

3.6

3,981

0.1

1

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