Table 1.
Demographic data, risk factors, and mortality of HIV infected patients diagnosed in Saudi Arabia from 1984 through 2001.
| Saudi (%) | Non-Saudi (%) | Total | |
| Number of patients | 1285 (21.3) | 4761 (78.7) | 6046 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 945 (73.5) | 3385 (71.1) | 4330 (71.6) |
| Female | 340 (26.5) | 1376 (28.9) | 1716 (28.4) |
| Age groups (year) | |||
| < 5 | 72 (5.6) | 19 (0.4) | 91 (1.5) |
| 5 – 14 | 84 (6.5) | 20 (0.4) | 104 (1.7) |
| 15 – 19 | 54 (4.2) | 67 (1.4) | 121 (2.0) |
| 20 – 29 | 359 (28.0) | 1666 (35.0) | 2025 (33.5) |
| 30 – 39 | 369 (28.7) | 2118 (44.5) | 2487 (41.1) |
| 40 – 49 | 188 (14.6) | 662 (13.9) | 850 (14.1) |
| 50 – 59 | 86 (6.7) | 167 (3.5) | 253 (4.2) |
| ≥ 60 | 73 (5.7) | 42 (0.9) | 115 (1.9) |
| Mode of transmission | |||
| Heterosexual contact | 487 (37.9) | 1352 (28.4) | 1839 (30.4) |
| Blood transfusion | 322 (25.0) | 186 (3.9) | 508 (8.4) |
| Perinatal | 83 (6.5) | 19 (0.4) | 102 (1.7) |
| Homosexual contact | 32 (2.5) | 38 (0.8) | 70 (1.2) |
| Intravenous drug use | 17 (1.3) | 33 (0.7) | 50 (0.8) |
| Bisexual contacta | 10 (0.8) | 14 (0.3) | 24 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 334 (26.0) | 3119 (65.5) | 3453 (57.1) |
| Number of patients with AIDS at diagnosis | 157 (12.2) | 600 (12.6) | 757 (12.5) |
| Mortality | 514 (40.0) | Unknownb | Not applicable |
a Defined as men who have sex with men and women b Non-Saudi patients were returned back to their homeland.