Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of Maryland HIV cases newly diagnosed during 2011–2013.
|
n (%) Total N = 4423 |
|
|---|---|
| Year of HIV diagnosis | |
| 2011 | 1502 (34.0) |
| 2012 | 1485 (33.6) |
| 2013 | 1436 (32.5) |
| Sex at birth | |
| Male | 3144 (71.1) |
| Female | 1279 (28.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 628 (14.2) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7 (0.2) |
| Asian | 50 (1.1) |
| Black/African American | 3309 (74.8) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 275 (6.2) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0) |
| Multiple races | 154 (3.5) |
| Age (years) at HIV diagnosis | |
| 13–19 | 200 (4.5) |
| 20–29 | 1332 (30.1) |
| 30–39 | 960 (21.7) |
| 40–49 | 1005 (22.7) |
| ≥50 | 926 (20.9) |
| Transmission category | |
| Persons who inject drugs | 189 (4.3) |
| Male-to-male sex (MSM) | 1488 (33.6) |
| MSM who inject drugs | 34 (0.8) |
| Heterosexual | 1020 (23.1) |
| None identified/reported | 1684 (38.1) |
| Other | 8 (0.2) |
| CD4 at diagnosis (cells/mm3) | |
| <350 | 1818 (41.1) |
| 350–500 | 727 (16.4) |
| >500 | 1174 (26.5) |
| Unknown | 704 (15.9) |
| First viral load (copies/mL) | |
| <1000 | 748 (16.9) |
| ≥1000 | 2727 (61.7) |
| Unknown | 948 (21.4) |
| Region of residence | |
| Central | 2189 (49.5) |
| Eastern Shore | 124 (2.8) |
| National Capital | 1918 (43.4) |
| Southern | 135 (3.1) |
| Western | 57 (1.3) |
| Place of birth | |
| Foreign-born | 355 (8.0) |
| US-born | 3,535 (79.9) |
| Unknown | 533 (12.1) |