Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients followed within the Southern Alberta Clinic Cohort from 1995 to 2009 (selected years only) accessing initial HIV care with CD4 counts <350/mm3 (“late presenters”).
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | |
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| Total no. of late presenters (%) | 47 (67) | 34 (56) | 45 (56) | 67 (71) |
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| Male (%) | 42 (89) | 39 (87) | 36 (80) | 49 (73) |
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| Median age (yrs) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| [IQR] | [26–37] | [27–39] | [27–40] | [28–41] |
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| MSM (%) | 31 (66) | 20 (58) | 24 (54) | 30 (45) |
| Heterosexual | 8 (17) | 5 (16) | 11 (24) | 29 (43) |
| IVDU | 7 (15) | 7 (22) | 9 (20) | 7 (10) |
| Other | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
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| Caucasian (%) | 37 (79) | 24 (70) | 25 (55) | 32 (48) |
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| Median initial CD4 | 123 | 55 | 159 | 193 |
| [IQR] | [36–211] | [10–214] | [80–261] | [63–263] |