Table 2.
Comparisons of Patients in Care at the Southern Alberta Clinic, Calgary, Canada, in 2016 and 2017 Who had Durable Viral Suppression (<200 copies/mL), Ever Were Unsuppressed (>200 copies/mL), or Ever had a Viral Load Above Transmittable Levels (>1500 copies/mL)
| Total in Care | Durable VL | Ever Unsuppressed | Ever Transmittable | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 1934 | 1518 (78.4) | 416 (21.6) | 361 (18.7) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1433 (74.1) | 1146 (75.5) | 287 (68.9) | 255 (70.8) | |
| Female | 491 (25.4) | 364 (23.9) | 127 (30.5) | 104 (28.8) | <.001 |
| Transgendered | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Age (as of 1/1/2018) | |||||
| ≤30 years | 173 (8.9) | 109 (7.2) | 64 (15.4) | 57 (15.8) | |
| 31–40 | 468 (24.2) | 324 (21.3) | 144 (34.6) | 130 (36.0) | <.001 |
| 41–50 | 572 (29.6) | 453 (29.8) | 119 (28.6) | 100 (27.7) | |
| 51–60 | 514 (26.6) | 443 (29.2) | 71 (17.1) | 56 (15.5) | |
| >60 | 207 (10.7) | 189 (12.5) | 18 (4.3) | 18 (5.0) | |
| Median | 46 | 48 | 40 | 40 | <.001 |
| IQR | [38–54] | [39–55] | [34–49] | [33–48] | |
| HIV transmission risk a | |||||
| MSM | 885 (45.8) | 734 (48.4) | 151 (36.3) | 136 (37.7) | |
| WSM/MSW | 824 (42.6) | 621 (40.9) | 203 (48.8) | 169 (46.8) | <.001 |
| PWID | 177 (9.1) | 124 (8.2) | 53 (12.7) | 50 (13.8) | |
| Other | 45 (2.3) | 36 (2.4) | 9 (2.2) | 6 (1.7) | |
| Not reported | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Self-reported ethnicity b | |||||
| Caucasian | 1032 (53.3) | 867 (57.1) | 165 (39.7) | 143 (39.6) | |
| Indigenous | 152 (7.9) | 87 (5.7) | 65 (15.6) | 59 (16.3) | <.01 |
| ACB | 488 (25.2) | 377 (24.8) | 111 (26.7) | 89 (24.7) | |
| Other | 197 (10.2) | 152 (10.0) | 45 (10.8) | 43 (11.9) | |
| Not reported | 65 | 35 | 30 | 27 | |
| Most recent CD4 (prior to 1/1/2018) | |||||
| Median | 527 | 561 | 374 | 363 | <.001 |
| IQR | [360–724] | [408–746] | [210–556] | [190–568] | |
| Time in months since diagnosis (as of 1/1/2018) | |||||
| Median | 136 | 148 | 82 | 73 | <.001 |
| IQR | [72–215] | [87–226] | [19–159] | [18–156] |
Abbreviations: ACB, African/Caribbean Black;IQR, interquartile range;.MSM, men having sex with men; MSW, men having sex with women; PWID, persons who inject drugs; VL, viral load; WSM, women having sex with men.
a P-value compares patients with durable viral load to patients with ever transmittable viral load.