Table 1.
Characteristics of Vietnamese, Ethiopian and Swedish patients living with HIV-1
| Characteristics | Vietnamese patients | Ethiopian patients | Swedish patients | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 83 | 92 | 51 | – |
| Age (years) (median, IQR) | 35 (32–38) | 35 (29–41) | 38 (30–46) | 0.044 |
| Sex (n) (%) | – | – | – | <0.001 |
| Female | 19 (23) | 65 (70) | 26 (48) | – |
| Male | 64 (77) | 27 (30) | 25 (52) | – |
| Baseline CD4+ T-cells (cells/µl) (median, IQR) | 64 (24–169) | 100 (56–144) | 212 (138–280) | <0.001 |
| Baseline HIV viral load [log10 copies/ml (median, IQR)] | 4.8 (4.3–5.3) | 5.4 (5.0–5.8) | 5.4 (5.0–5.8) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19 (18–20) | 20 (18–23) | ND | 0.005 |
| Mode of HIV infection (n) (%) | – | – | – | <0.001 |
| Heterosexual | 31 (37) | 92 (100) | 34 (67) | – |
| Homosexual | – | – | 10 (19) | – |
| Injecting drug use | 38 (46) | – | 4 (8) | – |
| Others or unknown | 14 (17) | – | 3 (6) | – |
a
Kruskal–Wallis, Wilcoxon rank sum or chi-squared test as appropriate. IQR, interquartile range; ND, not done; BMI, body mass index.