Table 2. Demographic and virological characteristics of people living with HIV, by country of origin, who were registered in a Swedish health clinic for the first time in 2022, Sweden (n = 431).
| Ukraine (n = 98) | Sweden (n = 61) | Thailand (n = 21) | Ethiopia (n = 11) | Eritrea (n = 10) | Kongo (n = 10) | Russia (n = 10) | Sudan (n = 9) | Uganda (n = 9) | Cameroon (n = 8) | Other (n = 184) | Overall (n = 431) | |||||||||||||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | n | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man | 36 | 36.7 | 49 | 80.3 | 5 | 23.8 | 6 | 54.5 | 4 | 40.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 11.1 | 7 | 87.5 | 124 | 67.4 | 251 | 58.2 |
| Woman | 60 | 61.2 | 12 | 19.7 | 12 | 57.1 | 5 | 45.5 | 6 | 60.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 88.9 | 1 | 12.5 | 55 | 29.9 | 169 | 39.2 |
| Missing | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 11 | 2.6 |
| Age in years at diagnosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 35.4 (9.72) | 45.8 (14.4) | 38.2 (14.6) | 39.8 (12.2) | 38.7 (14.5) | 33.6 (15.6) | 28.3 (9.98) | 30.6 (9.79) | 32 (16.1) | 36.5 (9.43) | 33.5 (12.7) | 36.1 (13.1) | ||||||||||||
| Median (min–max) | 35 (10.0–60.0) | 47.5 (20.0–69.0) | 34 (17.0–64.0) | 40 (8.00–52.0) | 41 (5.00–56.0) | 37 (0–51.0) | 26.5 (17.0–42.0) | 29 (14.0–47.0) | 33 (4.00–58.0) | 32.5 (27.0–52.0) | 32 (0–77.0) | 34 (0–77.0) | ||||||||||||
| Missing | 7 | 7.1 | 5 | 8.2 | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11.4 | 41 | 9.5 |
| Infected in Sweden or after arrival in Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 34 | 55.7 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9.8 | 58 | 13.5 |
| No | 91 | 92.9 | 20 | 32.8 | 18 | 85.7 | 11 | 100 | 7 | 70.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 8 | 88.9 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 87.5 | 146 | 79.3 | 332 | 77.0 |
| Missing | 7 | 7.1 | 7 | 11.5 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 20 | 10.9 | 41 | 9.5 |
| Transmission route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blood products | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 8 | 1.9 |
| Heterosexual | 50 | 51.0 | 32 | 52.5 | 11 | 52.4 | 8 | 72.7 | 7 | 70.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 22.2 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 37.5 | 60 | 32.6 | 185 | 42.9 |
| Mother to child | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 11 | 2.6 |
| MSM | 4 | 4.1 | 23 | 37.7 | 5 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62.5 | 76 | 41.3 | 122 | 28.3 |
| PWID | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.1 |
| Unknown or other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 32 | 32.7 | 6 | 9.8 | 5 | 23.8 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21.7 | 96 | 22.3 |
| First CD4+ T-cell count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 530 (320) | 371 (271) | 289 (278) | 457 (251) | 342 (261) | 377 (358) | 601 (295) | 472 (224) | 493 (193) | 530 (148) | 480 (272) | 464 (287) | ||||||||||||
| Median (min–max) | 505 (0–1,460) | 340 (2.00–1,000) | 218 (0–1,110) | 430 (170–990) | 230 (100–850) | 240 (120-1,120) | 800 (39.0–920) | 450 (67.0–771) | 510 (164–704) | 534 (320–780) | 470 (0–1,310) | 450 (0–1,460) | ||||||||||||
| Missing | 6 | 6.1 | 3 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8.2 | 28 | 6.5 |
| First RNA load < 50 copies/mL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 63 | 64.3 | 6 | 9.8 | 9 | 42.9 | 4 | 36.4 | 3 | 30.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 4 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 6 | 75.0 | 93 | 50.5 | 202 | 46.9 |
| No | 32 | 32.7 | 54 | 88.5 | 12 | 57.1 | 7 | 63.60 | 6 | 60.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 5 | 55.6 | 2 | 22.2 | 2 | 25.0 | 84 | 45.7 | 215 | 49.9 |
| Missing | 3 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.8 | 14 | 3.2 |
| First RNA load (log 10)b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.29 (1.49) | 5.09 (1.13) | 4.62 (1.41) | 4.33 (1.23) | 4.9 (1.83) | 4.39 (0.532) | 3.53 (1.34) | 3.67 (1.51) | 4.79 (1.56) | 3.94 (2.63) | 4.6 (1.41) | 4.62 (1.38) | ||||||||||||
| Median (min–max) | 4.71 (1.74–6.75) | 5.38 (1.88–6.98) | 4.99 (1.90–6.19) | 4.79 (1.76–5.49) | 4.42 (2.80–8.00) | 4.43 (3.77-4.94) | 3.95 (1.72–5.00) | 4.09 (1.93–5.60) | 4.79 (3.69–5.90) | 3.94 (2.08–5.80) | 4.82 (1.75-7.00) | 4.83 (1.72–8.00) | ||||||||||||
| Missing | 66 | 67.3 | 7 | 11.5 | 9 | 42.9 | 4 | 36.4 | 4 | 40.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 4 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 6 | 75.0 | 101 | 54.9 | 217 | 50.3 |
| HIV-1 subtype | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A6 | 23 | 23.5 | 3 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 32 | 7.4 |
| B | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 23.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.7 | 33 | 7.7 |
| G | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 |
| C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.8 | 6 | 54.5 | 4 | 40.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.1 | 28 | 6.5 |
| D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 01_AE | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24.6 | 7 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 28 | 6.5 |
| A1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 13 | 3.0 |
| 02_AG | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 16 | 3.7 |
| F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 19 | 10.3 | 32 | 7.4 |
| Missing | 74 | 75.5 | 12 | 19.7 | 9 | 42.9 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 40.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 6 | 75.0 | 110 | 59.8 | 242 | 56.1 |
LOQ: limit of quantification; MSM: men having sex with men; PWID: people who inject drugs; SD: standard deviation.
a Biological sex at birth, as a binary variable. Information about transgenders was introduced in the InfCareHIV database in 2021 and is not presented in the table.
b In patients with HIV RNA > LOQ only.