Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of newly diagnosed HIV‐positive Chinese MSM in a randomized clinical trial (N = 367)
| Characteristics | ALL (N = 367) n, (%) | Intervention arm (N = 184) n, (%) | Standard‐of‐care arm (N = 183) n, (%) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 0.91 | |||
| Median, IQR | 28, (24–32) | 28, (25–32) | 28, (24‐33) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.31 | |||
| Han majority | 342 (93.2) | 169 (91.8) | 173 (94.5) | |
| Non‐Han minorities | 25 (6.8) | 15 (8.2) | 10 (5.5) | |
| Current marital status | 0.10 | |||
| Unmarried | 323 (88.0) | 167 (90.8) | 156 (85.2) | |
| Married | 44 (12.0) | 17 (9.2) | 27 (14.8) | |
| Education (year of schooling) | 0.26 | |||
| College and above (>12) | 282 (76.8) | 149 (81.0) | 133 (72.7) | |
| Senior high school 10, 11, 12 | 35 (9.6) | 15 (8.2) | 20 (10.9) | |
| Junior middle school 7, 8, 9 | 46 (12.5) | 19 (10.3) | 27 (14.8) | |
| Primary school or lower (≤6) | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | |
| Employment | 0.25 | |||
| Employed | 304 (82.8) | 157 (85.3) | 147 (80.3) | |
| Unemployed/retired | 25 (6.8) | 10 (5.4) | 15 (8.2) | |
| Student | 24 (6.6) | 13 (7.1) | 11 (6.0) | |
| Other | 14 (3.8) | 4 (2.2) | 10 (505) | |
| Monthly income, Chinese Yuan (1 USD ≈ 6.8 Yuan) | 0.76 | |||
| Median, IQR | 5000 (3000 to 8000) | 5000 (3000 to 8000) | 5000 (3000 to 8000) | |
| Health insurance | 0.08 | |||
| No | 164 (44.7) | 74 (40.2) | 90 (49.2) | |
| Yes | 203 (33.5) | 110 (59.8) | 93 (50.8) | |
| Legal Beijing residency (Hukou) | 0.81 | |||
| No | 301 (82.0) | 150 (81.5) | 151 (82.5) | |
| Yes | 66 (18.0) | 34 (18.5) | 32 (17.5) | |
| Duration of living in Beijing, year | 0.97 | |||
| Median, IQR | 5, (2 to 10) | 5, (2 to 9) | 5, (2 to 10) | |
| Age of sex debut, year | 0.76 | |||
| Median, IQR | 20, (18 to 22) | 20, (18 to 22) | 20, (18 to 23) | |
| Year of sexual activity | 0.88 | |||
| Median, IQR | 8, (4 to 12) | 8, (4 to 11) | 8, (4 to 12) | |
| Lifetime number of male sexual partners | 0.16 | |||
| <10 | 159 (43.3) | 73 (39.7) | 86 (47.0) | |
| ≥10 | 208 (56.7) | 111 (63.3) | 97 (53.0) | |
| Perception of HIV risk prior to HIV diagnosis | 0.06 | |||
| Low or very low | 100 (27.3) | 42 (22.8) | 58 (31.7) | |
| High or very high | 267 (72.7) | 142 (77.2) | 125 (68.3) | |
| Syphilis infection | 0.37 | |||
| No | 313 (85.3) | 160 (87.0) | 153 (83.6) | |
| Yes | 54 (14.7) | 24 (13.0) | 30 (16.4) | |