Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV1-infected patients in Midwestern Brazil (n = 505).

Characteristics	n	%
Age (mean ± SD: 37.6 ± 10.2)
< 30 years	116	23.0
30-39 years	201	39.0
40-49 years	117	23.2
≥ 50 years	71	14.0
Gender
Male	304	60.2
Female	201	39.8
Marital status
Single	229	45.4
Married	201	39.8
Divorced/widowed	75	14.8
Ethnicity
Caucasian	108	21.4
Non-caucasian	397	78.6
Monthly incomea
< 1 minimum wage	178	35.2
1-2 minimum wages	174	34.5
> 2 minimum wages	121	30.3
Education
< 5 years	73	14.5
5-9 years	234	46.3
10-12 years	153	30.3
> 12 years	45	8.9

SD - standard deviation. ^aMinimum monthly wage was approximately equal to US$ 350.