Table 1.
Behavioral Characteristics of the ANRS IPERGAY Trial Participants According to the HSV-1/HSV-2 Serology at Enrollment
| Variable | Seropositive for HSV-1 N = 280 |
Seronegative for HSV-1 N = 116 |
P Value | Seropositive for HSV-2 N = 155 |
Seronegative for HSV-2 N = 242 |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR), yr | 35.9 [30.1–43.3] | 33.0 [25.7–40.9] | .006 | 38.8 [31.1–45.8] | 32.9 [27.2–40.4] | <.0001 |
| Age group, no. (%) <30 yr 30–39 yr ≥40 yr |
67 (24) 108 (39) 105 (37) |
45 (39) 36 (31) 35 (30) |
32 (21) 49 (32) 74 (47) |
82 (34) 95 (39) 65 (27) |
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| Caucasian origin (n, %) |
252 (90) | 110 (95) | .12 | 146 (94) | 217 (90) | .12 |
| Use of recreational drugs (n, %) | 128 (46) | 53 (46) | 1.00 | 71 (46) | 113 (47) | .66 |
| Circumcision (n, %) | 57 (20) | 22 (19) | .75 | 27 (17) | 52 (21) | .32 |
| No. of partners in past 2 months (median, IQR) | 10 [5.0–17.3] | 6.7 [3.3–12] | .001 | 10 [6.0–20.0] | 8 [4.0–15.0] | .0003 |
| Condom use in men with last receptive anal sex in past 4 weeks (n, %) | 21/204 (10) | 21/85 (25) | .002 | 10/111 (9) | 32/180 (18) | .04 |
| STIa at enrollment (n, %) | 73/280 (26) | 36/116 (31) | .31 | 47/155 (30) | 62/242 (26) | .31 |
Abbreviations: HSV, herpes simplex virus; IQR, interquartile range; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
aChlamydia, gonorrhoea, or syphilis.