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. 2023 Dec 21;18(12):e0296053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296053

Table 1. Baseline characteristic by sampling phase.

1994–2003 2004–2008 2009–2013 2014–2020 Total
Sex
Men 123(85.4) 271(80.7) 69(78.4) 48(68.6) 511(80.1)
Women 21(14.6) 65(19.3) 19(21.6) 22(31.4) 127(19.9)
Age at diagnosis(years)a 27(23–31) 32(26–37) 34(28–39) 44(33–72) 32(26–39)
CD4 counts(cells per μL)b 213(119–306) 294(206–422) 369(286–506) 356(299–405) 336(240–461)
Ethnicity
Han 71(75.5) 86(36.1) 47(53.4) 9(12) 213(43)
Uighur 23(24.5) 124(52.1) 25(28.4) 18(24) 190(38.4)
Yi 0(0) 22(9.2) 16(18.2) 13(17.3) 51(10.3)
Li 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 34(45.3) 34(6.9)
Other Minority 0(0) 6(2.5) 0(0) 1(1.3) 7(1.4)
Population characteristicc
Heterosexual 2(1) 0(0) 2(0.3) 0(0) 4(0.3)
MSM 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(0.7) 2(0.1)
PWID 153(77.3) 180(75.9) 442(67.7) 288(99.3) 1063(77.1)
Former paid blood donor 4(2) 57(24.1) 18(2.8) 0(0) 79(5.7)
General population 37(18.7) 0(0) 191(29.2) 0(0) 228(16.5)
Volunteer blood donor 2(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(0.1)
Region
North 13(6) 40(11.5) 18(2) 2(0.6) 73(4)
Northeast 2(0.9) 7(2) 2(0.2) 0(0) 11(0.6)
East 0(0) 5(1.4) 367(39.8) 0(0) 372(20.5)
Central South 2(0.9) 37(10.7) 281(30.4) 43(13.3) 363(20)
Southwest 96(44.2) 128(36.9) 226(24.5) 257(79.3) 707(39)
Northwest 54(24.9) 128(36.9) 27(2.9) 20(6.2) 229(12.6)
Unknown 50(23) 2(0.6) 2(0.2) 2(0.6) 56(3.1)
Genotype and subtype
1a 2(0.9) 2(0.6) 38(4.1) 22(6.8) 64(3.5)
1b 80(36.9) 121(34.9) 291(31.5) 35(10.8) 527(29.1)
2a 18(8.3) 18(5.2) 85(9.2) 0(0) 121(6.7)
3a 43(19.8) 62(17.9) 104(11.3) 64(19.8) 273(15.1)
3b 48(22.1) 99(28.5) 213(23.1) 102(31.5) 462(25.5)
6a 8(3.7) 10(2.9) 91(9.9) 26(8) 135(7.5)
6n 11(5.1) 18(5.2) 50(5.4) 40(12.3) 119(6.6)
6xa 7(3.2) 12(3.5) 36(3.9) 13(4) 68(3.8)
Other 0(0) 5(1.4) 15(1.6) 22(6.8) 42(2.3)

Data are n (%)

North = Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia

Northeast = Liaoning, Heilongjiang

East = Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong

Central South = Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong,Guangxi, Hainan

Southwest = Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan

Northwest = Shannxi, Qinghai, Sinkiang

a Data for n = 429

b Data for n = 125

cData for n = 1378

dData for n = 1755

MSM = Men who have sex with men

PWID = People who inject drugs

Other = 6e, 6 g, 6 l, 6w, and 6v.