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. 2018 Apr 19;13(4):e0195725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195725

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the 1,415 PLHIV aged 60 years or more from the Dat’AIDS cohort.

Baseline characteristics
(N = 1415)
Male sex [n (%)] 1093 (77.2)
Age (years) [mean (±SD)] 65.7 (±5.5)
    60–64 years [n (%)] 754 (53.3)
    65–74 years [n (%)] 544 (38.5)
    75 years or more [n (%)] 117 (8.3)
Mode of HIV infection [n (%)]
    Heterosexual 630 (44.5)
    Homosexual 556 (39.3)
    Injecting drug user 9 (0.6)
    Other 220 (15.6)
Duration of known HIV infection (years) [mean (±SD)] 11.9 (±6.1)
ART-experienced [n (%)] 1248 (88.2)
Duration of ART treatment (years) [mean (±SD)] (n = 1248) 9.6 (±4.8)
AIDS [n (%)] 426 (30.1)
Age-related comorbidities [n (%)]
    Cancer 229 (16.2)
    Non HIV-related cancer 94 (6.6)
    Cardiovascular diseases 172 (12.2)
    Cerebrovascular disease 77 (5.4)
    Myocardial infarction 67 (4.7)
    Congestive heart failure 42 (3.0)
    Chronic pulmonary disease 112 (7.9)
    Decreased eGFR 285 (20.1)
    Diabetes 201 (14.2)
    Cirrhosis 39 (2.8)
    HBV co-infection 54 (3.8)
    HCV co-infection 92 (6.5)
Low body mass index (<18.5 kg/m2) (missing = 29) [n (%)] 76 (5.5)
CD4 cell count (cells/μl) [mean (±SD)] 507 (±245)
    >500 cells/μl 653 (46.2)
    350–500 cells/μl 364 (25.7)
    200–349 cells/μl 299 (21.1)
    <200 cells/μl 99 (7.0)
CD4 nadir (cells/μl) [mean (±SD)] 210 (±174)
    ≥200 cells/μl [n(%)] 619 (43.8)
    <200 cells/μl [n(%)] 796 (56.2)
HIV Viral Load >50 copies/ml [n (%)] (missing = 3) 331 (23.4)
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (CKD-EPI) (missing = 28)
    ≥60 ml/mn/1.73m2 [n(%)] 1095 (78.9)
    30–59 ml/mn/1.73m2 [n(%)] 266 (19.2)
    <30 ml/mn/1.73m2 [n(%)] 26 (1.9)
Anemia* (missing = 33) 296 (21.4)

PLHIV, people living with HIV; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; ART, antiretroviral treatment; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SD, standard deviation

*Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin level <12g/dL for women, and <13g/dL for men