Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 63 human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)–seropositive female sex workers (FSWs).

Characteristic	Variable
Age, mean years ± SD (range)	36 ± 10 (20–72)
Race
Mixed	59 (98)
Asian	1 (2)
Born in Andes mountains	20 (33)
Attended secondary school	30 (49)
Married or cohabitating	9 (15)
Age sexual debut, mean years ± SD (range)	17 ± 3 (8–25)
Age began FSW, mean years ± SD (range)	26 ± 6 (14–40)
Duration as FSW, mean years ± SD (range)	8 ± 8 (0–45)
Clients last week, mean no. ± SD (range)	19 ± 23 (0–119)
Worked in brothel	53 (87)
HTLV-I DNA in cervical specimens	43 (68)

NOTE. Data are no. (%) of subjects, unless otherwise indicated. HTLV-I seropositive defined as seropositive for all visits that serologic analysis was performed. Questionnaire data available for 61 of 63 women.