Table 2. Baseline characterization of HBV and HCV markers by sex.
| Parameter/Infection Type | Baseline Characteristic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Male | Female | P-value | |
| Age (mean ± SE) | 447 (100) | 148 (41.15±1.1) | 299 (37.48±0.65) | 0.003 |
| Mean CD4 Count | 277 (62) | 67 (427.0±30.1) | 210 (400±15.4) | 0.413 |
| HBsAg | 0.715 | |||
| Positive | 126 (23.7) | 32 (21.3) | 79 (24.8) | |
| Negative | 405 (76.3) | 118 (78.7) | 240 (75.2) | |
| HBeAg | 0.247 | |||
| Positive | 15 (8.9) | 5 (12.5) | 7 (6.6) | |
| Negative | 153 (91.1) | 35 (87.5) | 99 (93.4) | |
| HCV Ab | 0.417 | |||
| Positive | 38 (7.2) | 13 (8.7) | 21 (6.6) | |
| Negative | 493 (92.8) | 137 (91.3) | 298 (93.4) | |
| HBsAg and HCV Ab | 0.183 | |||
| HBsAg-, HCV Ab- | 323 | 99 (72.7) | 188 (69.3) | |
| HBsAg+, HCV Ab+ | 6 | 4 (2.7) | 2 (0.6) | |
| HBsAg+, HCV Ab- | 113 | 28 (18.7) | 71 (24.1) | |
| HBsAg-, HCV Ab+ | 28 | 8 (6.0) | 17 (6.0) | |
P-values for age and CD4 cell counts represent differences in mean between males and females. Other P-values stand for trend across categories of infection type. For viral markers of infection, % column was calculated as in Table 1.
SE, Standard error of the mean; HBsAg, Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBeAg, Hepatitis B e antigen; HCV-Ab, Antibodies to Hepatitis C.