TABLE 1. Number of diagnoses of HIV infection among Hispanics or Latinos aged ≥13 years, by stage of disease* — National HIV Surveillance System, 38 jurisdictions,† United States, 2015.
| Characteristic | Total | Stage 1 (CD4 ≥500 cells/μL or ≥26%) |
Stage 2 (CD4 200–499 cells/μL or 14%–25%) |
Stage 3 (AIDS) (CD4 <200 cells/μL or <14%) |
Stage unknown (no CD4 information) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
|
Sex
| |||||
| Male |
5,925
|
1,437 (24.3) |
2,027 (34.2) |
1,351 (22.8) |
1,110 (18.7)6224 |
| Female |
782
|
208 (26.6) |
225 (28.8) |
196 (25.1) |
153 (19.6) |
|
Age group at diagnosis (yrs)
| |||||
| 13–24 |
1,509
|
465 (30.8) |
620 (41.1) |
133 (8.8) |
291 (19.3) |
| 25–34 |
2,397
|
583 (24.3) |
883 (36.8) |
453 (18.9) |
478 (19.9) |
| 35–44 |
1,482
|
320 (21.6) |
419 (28.3) |
484 (32.7) |
259 (17.5) |
| 45–54 |
918
|
199 (21.7) |
235 (25.6) |
316 (34.4) |
168 (18.3) |
| ≥55 |
401
|
78 (19.5) |
95 (23.7) |
161 (40.1) |
67 (16.7) |
|
Transmission category§
| |||||
| Male-to-male sexual contact |
5,124
|
1,289 (25.2) |
1,831 (35.7) |
1,033 (20.2) |
971 (18.9) |
|
Injection drug use
| |||||
| Male |
237
|
49 (20.8) |
57 (24.1) |
78 (33.0) |
53 (22.1) |
| Female |
96
|
21 (22.3) |
25 (25.9) |
25 (26.5) |
24 (25.3) |
| Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
212
|
55 (26.1) |
61 (28.7) |
54 (25.4) |
42 (19.8) |
|
Heterosexual contact¶
| |||||
| Male |
345
|
42 (12.0) |
78 (22.6) |
181 (52.5) |
44 (12.8) |
| Female |
684
|
186 (27.2) |
200 (29.2) |
171 (24.9) |
128 (18.7) |
| Total** | 6,707 | 1,645 (24.5) | 2,252 (33.6) | 1,547 (23.1) | 1,263 (18.8) |
Abbreviations: AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.
* Stage of disease at diagnosis of HIV infection based on first CD4 test performed or documentation of an AIDS-defining condition ≤3 months after a diagnosis of HIV infection. Selik RM, Mokotoff ED, Branson B, Owen SM, Whitmore S, Hall HI. Revised surveillance case definition for HIV infection—United States, 2014. MMWR Recomm Rep 2014;63(No. RR-03).
† The 38 jurisdictions were Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
§ Data statistically adjusted using multiple imputation techniques to account for missing transmission categories.
¶ Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
** Includes persons with diagnosed infection attributed to hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factors not reported or not identified.