Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics of patients infected with a subtype B virus and patients infected with a virus of the non-B subtypes.
| Subtype B | Non-B subtypes | Multivariate Bin. Log. Regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count (%) | Count (%) | p-value | ODDS ratio | 95% CI | p-value | |
| # Patients (n = 506) | 302 (59.7%) | 204 (40.3%) | ||||
| Homosexual transmission | 229/271 (84.5%) | 13/137 (9.5%) | < 0.001 | 33.1 | 14.5 - 75.6 | < 0.001 |
| HBV+ | 106/296 (35.8%) | 82/195 (42.1%) | 0.164 | - | ||
| HCV+ | 26/295 (8.8%) | 8/197 (4.1%) | 0.042 | 9.1 | 1.5 - 56.2 | 0.017 |
| Syphilis+ | 119/300 (39.7%) | 21/200 (10.5%) | < 0.001 | - | ||
| Chlamydia+ | 106/259 (40.9%) | 21/126 (16.7%) | < 0.001 | 3.6 | 1.4 - 9.6 | 0.01 |
| Gender (male) | 279/302 (92.4%) | 94/204 (46.1%) | < 0.001 | - | ||
| Caucasian origin | 285/299 (95.3%) | 68/202 (33.7%) | < 0.001 | 21.0. | 5.3 - 82.5 | < 0.001 |
| DRM | 25/302 (8.3%) | 8/204 (3.9%) | 0.052 | - | ||
| PHI | 60/275 (21.8%) | 12/189 (6.3%) | 0.021 | - | ||
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p-value | ||||
| CD4+ T cells (cells/μl) | 420 (284-592) | 330 (182-516) | < 0.001 | - | ||
| Age (years) | 38.5 (32-44) | 36 (30-36) | 0.018 | - | ||
Values are given as counts per number of patients for which data was available. For the multivariate analysis, odds ratios are given with regard to Subtype B infection. The p-value for the Hosmer-Lemeshow test for the multivariate model is 0.528.
HBV, Hepatitis B virus; HCV, Hepatitis C virus; DRM, Drug resistant mutations; PHI, Primary HIV infection; IQR, interquartile range; CI, confidence interval.