Table 1.
Demographics and patient characteristics for 1889 Indigenous patients admitted 2000-2013
| No HTLV-1 (N = 1,254) | HTLV-1 (N = 635) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (±SD) | 40.9 ± 17.3 | 47.4 ± 13.8 | <0.001 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 670 (53.4) | 327 (51.5) | |
| Male | 584 (46.6) | 308 (48.5) | 0.43 |
| Residence, n (%) | |||
| Remotea | 652 (52.0) | 389 (61.3) | <0.001 |
| Town Campb | 193 (15.4) | 131 (20.6) | |
| Urbanc | 206 (16.4) | 70 (11.0) | |
| Nursing Home | 42 (3.4) | 22 (3.5) | |
| Tennant Creek | 132 (10.5) | 13 (2.0) | |
| Outside regiond | 23 (1.8) | 9 (1.4) | |
| Missinge | 6 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Sexually Transmitted Infectionsf, n (%) | |||
| Syphilis | 198 (38.6) | 167 (59.4) | <0.001 |
| Tested | 513 | 281 | |
| Gonorrhea | 78 (18.9) | 40 (15.9) | 0.33 |
| Tested | 413 | 251 | |
| Chlamydia | 51 (12.7) | 24 (10.0) | 0.31 |
| Tested | 401 | 240 | |
| Died, n (%) | 270 (21.5) | 163 (25.7) | 0.04 |
| Age at death, years (±SD) | 53.0 ± 14.0 | 54.7 ± 13.3 | 0.21 |
| Length of follow-up, years (±SD) | 4.2 ± 2.9 | 4.6 ± 2.9 | <0.001 |
aResidence in a remote community >80 km from Alice Springs, but not in the township of Tennant Creek
bResidence in a town camp in the Alice Springs township
cResidence in the Alice Springs township, but not in a town camp
dResidence outside the combined areas of central Australia and the adjacent Aboriginal lands of South Australia and Western Australia
ePlace of residence could not be ascertained
fAny positive test during the study period among subjects aged 15–45 years who were tested