Table 1. Basic characteristics of 1948 newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in China.
| Characteristic | Patient No. (%) |
| Age, years | |
| 18–39 | 1082 (55.5) |
| 40–59 | 708 (36.3) |
| ≥60 | 158 (8.2) |
| Mean age (range) | 40 (18, 80) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1476 (75.8) |
| Female | 472 (24.2) |
| HIV transmission category | |
| Sexual contact | 1446 (74.2) |
| Blood | 340 (17.5) |
| Unknown transmission risk | 162 (8.3) |
| CD4 count, cells/mm3 | |
| <50 | 796 (40.9) |
| 50–199 | 611 (31.4) |
| 200–349 | 370 (19.0) |
| ≥350 | 171 (8.7) |
| Mean CD4 count (range) | 136 (1, 891) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Han | 1478 (75.9) |
| Other (minority) | 470 (24.1) |
| Anemia | |
| Overall | 1011 (51.9) |
| Mild | 631(32.4) |
| Moderate | 332(17.0) |
| Severe | 48(2.5) |