Table 1. Demographic and clinical data: overall and by gender stratification.
| Factors | Overall | Male (n = 501) | Female (n = 189) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median, min–max years) | 45 (18–77) | 46 (19–77) | 44 (18–76) | .014 |
| Ethnic group, % (N) | .247 | |||
| White | 96.52 (666) | 96.41 (483) | 96.83 (183) | |
| Hispanic | 1.88 (13) | 2.20 (11) | 1.06 (2) | |
| Black | 1.16 (8) | .80 (4) | 2.12 (4) | |
| Asian | .43 | .60 (3) | .00 (0) | |
| Education, % (N) | ||||
| Primary school | 7.39 (51) | 5.99 (30) | 11.11 (21) | .001 |
| Middle school | 39.57 (273) | 37.72 (189) | 44.44 (84) | |
| High school | 35.80 (247) | 35.93 (180) | 35.45 (67) | |
| University | 14.06 (97) | 17.17 (86) | 5.82 (11) | |
| Unknown | 2.46 (17) | 2.20 (11) | 3.17 (6) | |
| Employment, % (N) | < .001 | |||
| Unemployed | 17.54 (121) | 14.37 (72) | 25.93 (49) | |
| Employed | 62.03 (299) | 69.06 (346) | 43.39 (82) | |
| Self-employed | 18.70 (129) | 16.67 (115) | 7.41 (14) | |
| Occasionally employed | 3.91 (27) | 2.79 (14) | 6.88 (13) | |
| Housewife | 4.64 (32) | 0 (0) | 16.93 (32) | |
| Other | 11.88 (82) | 13.77 (69) | 6.88 (13) | |
| Number of cohabitants (mean +/− SD) | 2.23+/−1.87 | 1.94 +/− 2.32 | 2.32 +/− 1.16 | .001 |
| Smoking | ||||
| Smoker | 50.87 (351) | 49.90 (250) | 53.44 (101) | .791 |
| Non smoker | 30.43 (210) | 30.94 (155) | 29.10 (55) | |
| Ex-smoker | 13.77 (95) | 14.37 (72) | 12.17 (23) | |
| Mode of HIV transmission, % (N) | ||||
| Sexual | 70.43 (486) | 71.46 (358) | 67.72 (128) | .135 |
| Vertical | .87 (6) | .80 (4) | 1.06 (2) | |
| Drug addition | 25.36 (175) | 23.55 (118) | 30.16 (57) | |
| Transfusion/blood products | .72 (5) | 1.00 (5) | .00 (0) | |
| Infection duration (years from HIV diagnosis; mean +/− SD) | 11.7 +/− 7.9 | 10.74 +/− 7.98 | 14.32 +/− 7.12 | < .001 |
| CD4 (cell/cmm; mean +/− SD) | 580 +/−300 | 566 +/− 290 | 607 +/− 328 | .109 |
| Patients with undetectable viral load, % (N) | 72.5 | 372 | 128 | .182 |
| Neoplasias. % (N) | 5.36 (37) | 4.59 (23) | 7.41 (14) | .202 |
| HBV co-infection, % (N) | .582 | |||
| Yes | 8.70 (63) | 9.18 (46) | 7.41 (17) | |
| No | 83.04 (573) | 82.83 (415) | 83.60 (158) | |
| Unknown | 8.26 (57) | 7.98 (40) | 8.99 (17) | |
| HCV co-infection, % (N) | .551 | |||
| Yes | 29.42 (203) | 28.74 (144) | 31.22 (59) | |
| No | 64.64 (446) | 65.47 (328) | 62.43 (118) | |
| Unknown | 5.94 (41) | 5.79 (29) | 6.35 (12) | |
| Cirrhosis, % (N) | 3.04 (21) | 2.79 (14) | 3.70 (7) | .710 |