Table 1. Demographic characteristics (number, age, sex and risk factors) of overall HIV-infected and HIV/HTLV-1/2-coinfected patients from Tubarao, Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
| Demographic characteristics of patients | HIV (n=618) | HTLV | OR (CI 95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| HTLV-1 (n=3) | HTLV-2 (n=3) | HTLV (n=1) | |||
| Age in years 1 | |||||
| Female | 42.7 | 60.0 | - | - | |
| Male | 43.0 | 50.0 | 43.0 | 59.0 | |
| Sex 2 | |||||
| Female | 253 (40.9) | 1 (14.3) | - | - | |
| Male | 365 (59.1) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (42.8) | 1 (14.3) | 4.16 (0.50 - 92.22) |
| Exposure to HIV 2 | |||||
| Sexual | 433 (70.0) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | - | |
| IDU | 41 (6.6) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 35.18 (5.80 - 271.11) |
| Mother-to-child | 11 (1.8) | - | - | - | |
| Blood transfusion | 5 (0.8) | - | - | - | |
| Accident with blood | 15 (2.4) | - | - | - | |
| Unknown | 113 (18.3) | - | - | - | |
1Median; 2Number (%); n: number of individuals; IDU: intravenous drug user; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval of 95%.