Table 1. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of study participants at first study visit.
| Variable, n (%) or median (IQR) | HIV-ve (N = 79) | HIV+ve (N = 134) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study site | 0.37 | ||
| Netherlands | 50 (63.3%) | 75 (56.0%) | |
| UK | 29 (36.7%) | 59 (44.0%) | |
| Gender | 0.79 | ||
| Female | 6 (7.6%) | 9 (6.7%) | |
| Male | 73 (92.4%) | 125 (93.3%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.02 | ||
| Black-African | 2 (2.6%) | 16 (12.0%) | |
| White | 76 (97.4%) | 117 (88.0%) | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.45 | ||
| Gay/homosexual | 59 (74.7%) | 104 (77.6%) | |
| Bisexual | 4 (5.1%) | 10 (7.5%) | |
| Heterosexual | 16 (20.2%) | 18 (13.4%) | |
| Age in years | 57 (52, 64) | 56 (51, 62) | 0.26 |
| Years of education | 16 (14, 17) | 14 (13, 16) | 0.23 |
| Weight [kg] | 81.2 (72.5, 91.0) | 79.6 (70.0, 87.5) | 0.13 |
| Height [cm] | 179 (173, 184) | 178 (173, 182) | 0.28 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 24.6 (23.2, 28.4) | 24.6 (22.6, 27.4) | 0.30 |
| Waist [cm] | 93 (87, 104) | 93 (88, 101) | 0.98 |
| Smoking status | 0.26 | ||
| Current smoker | 20 (25.3%) | 40 (29.9%) | |
| Ex-smoker | 29 (36.7%) | 58 (43.3%) | |
| Never smoked | 30 (37.8%) | 36 (26.9%) | |
| Pack-years of smoking [current smokers] | 8 (2, 42) | 20 (8, 36) | 0.20 |
| Years of smoking [current/ex-smokers] | 26 (15, 39) | 29 (20, 37) | 0.38 |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.03 | ||
| Current drinker | 71 (91.0%) | 104 (77.6%) | |
| Ex-drinker | 3 (3.9%) | 18 (13.4%) | |
| Never drank | 4 (5.1%) | 12 (9.0%) | |
| Years of drinking [current/ex drinkers] | 41 (35, 47) | 37 (31, 43) | <0.01 |
| Alcohol units/week [current drinkers] | 7.5 (1.5, 17.5) | 5.5 (1.5, 15.0) | 0.37 |
| Ever used injected drugs | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (4.5%) | 0.09 |
| Use of recreational drugs in past 6 months | 18 (22.8%) | 44 (32.8%) | 0.16 |