Table 1.
General Features and HIV Characteristics of HIV-Positive Patients Admitted with New Diagnoses of Active KS
| Number (%) or median (IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|
| General characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 42 | (98) |
| Female | 1 | (2) |
| Race | ||
| Black | 35 | (81) |
| White | 5 | (12) |
| Other | 3 | (7) |
| HIV transmission risk factorsa | ||
| MSM | 26 | (65) |
| Bisexual | 4 | (10) |
| Heterosexual | 9 | (23) |
| MSM, IVDU | 1 | (3) |
| Median age at KS diagnosis, years | 37 | (31, 45) |
| Median age at HIV diagnosis, years | 30 | (23, 39) |
| Median years between HIV and KS diagnosis | 2 | (0, 10) |
| HIV characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Taking CART at KS diagnosis | 18 | (42) |
| Median log10 viral load at KS diagnosis (log copies/ml) | 4.3 | (2.3, 5.3) |
| Median CD4 count at KS diagnosis (cells/mm3) | 11 | (6, 97) |
| CD4 count >200 | 4 | (9) |
| CD4 count <150 | 39 | (91) |
| CD4 count <100 | 34 | (79) |
| CD4 count <50 | 27 | (63) |
a
Three individuals did not have a documented HIV transmission risk factor.
cART, combined antiretroviral therapy; KS, Kaposi sarcoma.