Table 1.
Subject characteristics at study entry (N = 124)
| Anthropometric and clinical parameter | MSM (%) | Non-MSM (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.0000 | ||
| <45 years | 45 (48) | 14 (45) | – |
| >45 years | 48 (52) | 17 (55) | – |
| HIV infection | 1.0000 | ||
| Positive | 79 (85) | 26 (84) | – |
| Negative | 14 (15) | 5 (16) | – |
| Ethnicity | 0.0065 | ||
| White | 92 (99) | 26 (84) | – |
| Others | 1 (1) | 5 (16) | – |
| Antibiotics treatment in the last 6 months | 1.0000 | ||
| Yes | 26 (28) | 5 (16) | – |
| No | 66 (71) | 26 (84) | – |
| N/A | 1 (1) | – | – |
| BMI classification | 0.4212 | ||
| Normal | 48 (52) | 12 (39) | – |
| Overweight | 37 (40) | 11 (35) | – |
| Obese class I | 5 (5) | 5 (16) | – |
| Obese class II | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | – |
| Obese class III | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | – |
| Underweight | 1 (1) | 2 (7) | – |
Differences between MSM (n = 93) and non-MSM (n = 31) for each parameter were evaluated using Fisher’s exact test with correction of Benjamini-Hochberg method. Values are given as counts with percentages in parentheses. The cohort consists of 119 male and 5 female subjects.
N/A, not available; BMI classification, body mass index class based on WHO recommendations. See also Table S1.