TABLE 1.
Patient baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Subtype B infections | CRF01_AE infections | ||
| No. (%) of patients | 69 | 23 (33) | 46 (66) | |
| Sex (no. [%] of patients) | 0.38 | |||
| Female | 17 | 4 (24) | 13 (76) | |
| Male | 52 | 19 (36) | 33 (62) | |
| Age (no. [%] of patients) | 0.017 | |||
| 18-30 | 10 (14) | 2 | 8 | |
| 31-40 | 21 (30) | 5 | 16 | |
| 41-50 | 28 (41) | 10 | 18 | |
| 51-60 | 9 (13) | 5 | 4 | |
| 61-70 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Year of diagnosis (no. [%] of patients) | <0.001 | |||
| 2004 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 16 (23) | 14 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 17 (25) | 3 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 35 (51) | 6 | 29 | |
| Reporting body (no. [%] of patients) | 0.46 | |||
| Institutional care | 12 (17) | 4 | 8 | |
| Addiction-related care | 27 (39) | 7 | 20 | |
| Correctional systems | 12 (17) | 6 | 6 | |
| Noninstitutional care | 12 (17) | 2 | 10 | |
| Outreach programs | 6 (9) | 3 | 3 | |
| Main drug (no. [%] of patients) | 0.0022 | |||
| Heroin | 30 (43)a | 4 | 26 | |
| Amphetamines | 39 (57) | 19 | 20 | |
| Living situation (no. [%] of patients) | 0.78 | |||
| Homelessb | 49 (71) | 17 | 32 | |
| Stable housingc | 20 (29) | 6 | 14 | |
| CD4 count (cells/μl) (median [range]) | 506 (40, 1,200) | 425 (40, 1,000) | 550 (200, 1,200) | 0.22 |
| Viral load (log 10 copies/ml) (median [range]) | 4.8 (2.3, 6.0) | 4.9 (3.3, 6.0) | 4.7 (2.3, 6.0) | >0.2 |
a
The heroin group includes two buprenorphine users.
b
Homelessness was defined as sleeping in shelters, cars, or public parks, squatting places, staying with friends, or other nondwelling circumstances.
c
Stable housing was defined as residing in an apartment, trial apartment, or temporary accommodation during the last 3 months.