Table 1.

Characteristics of Case and Control Patients ^*

Characteristics	CasePatients(n= 90)	ControlPatients(n= 87)
Median age, years	38	35
Male, %	82	84
Nonwhite, %	46	36
Unmarried, %	89	86
HIV transmission, same sex, %	50	56
Median CD4 count, cells/mm3	19	26
Median days in hospital	7	6
Prior use of any anti-HIV medicines, %	61	68
VNA case managed, %	32	30

^*There were no significant differences between case and control patients (by Fisher's Exact Test, p< .05).