Table 3.
Cumulative plasma HIV burden and transmission risk potential during a 2-year observation period among persons aged ≥ 13 years with HIV infection diagnosed before 2011, alive through 2013, and in care, by selected characteristics, 17 U.S. jurisdictions, 2012–20131
Characteristics | N | Cumulative Plasma HIV Burden | HIV Transmission Risk Potential | ||
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Viremia copy-years Geometric Mean |
Person-time above 200 copies/mL Mean number of days |
Person-time above 1,500 copies/mL Mean number of days |
Person-time above 10,000 copies/mL Mean number of days |
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Total2 | 238628 | 345 | 173 | 124 | 84 |
Sex | |||||
Male (referent) | 181667 | 314 | 159 | 114 | 79 |
Female | 56961 | 469a | 216a | 156a | 102a |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Black/African American | 89510 | 604a | 229a | 167a | 112a |
Hispanic/Latino | 58988 | 318a | 167a | 118a | 79a |
Other races | 15366 | 372a | 176a | 129a | 89a |
White (referent) | 74764 | 186 | 110 | 77 | 53 |
Transmission category | |||||
Male-to-male sexual contact (referent) | 117108 | 260 | 140 | 100 | 69 |
Injection drug use – Male | 16155 | 538a | 211a | 149a | 100a |
Injection drug use – Female | 10729 | 788a | 254a | 186a | 124a |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use | 14687 | 676a | 218a | 163a | 116a |
Heterosexual contact – Male | 11993 | 406a | 186a | 133a | 91a |
Heterosexual contact – Female | 28853 | 420a | 203a | 147a | 96a |
Other | 39103 | 345a | 190a | 134a | 88a |
Age group at the end of 2010 | |||||
13–24 | 10369 | 1664a | 338a | 265a | 172a |
25–34 | 31551 | 790a | 245a | 191a | 132a |
35–44 | 62647 | 437a | 189a | 139a | 97a |
45–54 | 87506 | 278a | 152a | 105a | 71a |
≥55 (referent) | 46555 | 152 | 105 | 65 | 41 |
Year of diagnosis | |||||
Diagnosed in 2008–2010 | 35470 | 461a | 198a | 149a | 98a |
Diagnosed before 2008 (referent) | 203158 | 328 | 168 | 120 | 82 |
Gap in care (any two VL tests >12 months apart) | |||||
No (referent) | 205729 | 298 | 156 | 109 | 72 |
Yes | 32899 | 876a | 276a | 219a | 157a |
Geometric means and mean number of days presented in this table are based on univariate results
Due to some missing/invalid data, results are based on 238,628 persons living with diagnosed HIV;
p<.0001 (based on both univariate and multivariate results)