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. 2010 Dec;132(6):683–689.

Table I.

Characteristics of individuals with HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 in MSF Khar Clinic (n=524)

Variable HIV-1 n (%) HIV-2 n (%) P valueab HIV-1&2 n (%) P valueac
Total 489 (93) 28 (6) - 7 (1) -
 Sex
 Females 210 (43) 13 (46) 0.7 2 (29) 0.7
 Males 252 (51) 15 (54) 5 (71)
 Transgender 27 (6) 0 - 0 -
Age (yr)
 < 15 36 (8) 1 (4) 0.6 0 (0) -
 15-29 96 (20) 1 (4) 0.03 1 (14) 0.92
 30-44 293 (60) 14 (50) 0.29 6 (86) 0.3
 45+ 64 (12) 12 (42) <0.001 0 (0) -
Age, yr, median (IQR) 33 (31-42) 44 (40-48) <0.001 39 (31-43) 0.37
Marital status
 Single 110 (22) 6 (21) 0.9 1 (14) 0.9
 Married 277 (57) 17 (61) 0.7 4 (58) 0.7
 Widowed 88 (18) 5 (18) 0.9 2 (28) 0.8
 Divorced/separated 14 (3) 0 (0) - 0 (0) -
Baseline CD4 cell count (cell/µl)
 < 50 25 (5) 2 (7) 0.93 0) -
 50-199 165 (34) 21 (75) <0.001 6 (86) 0.01
 200-349 232 (47) 1 (4) <0.001 1 (14) 0.1
 ≥350 67 (14) 4 (14) 0.8 0 -
 Median (IQR) (n=5161) 221(76-307) 143 (73-144) 0.08 127 (91-160) 0.3
WHO clinical stage
 I 151 (31) 0 (0) - 2 (29) 0.7
 II 83 (17) 4 (14) 0.9 0 (0) -
 III 183 (37) 11 (39) 0.8 2 (29) 0.9
 IV 72 (15) 13 (47) <0.001 3 (43) 0.1

IQR, interquartile range; ART, antiretroviral therapy; WHO, World Health Organization;

a

χ2 test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon ranksum test for continuous variables;

b

Comparing HIV-1 with HIV- 2;

c

Comparing HIV-1 with HIV-1 & 2