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. 2020 Sep 21;15(9):e0239452. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239452

Table 1. Demographic and clinical variables.

Variables Early onset (n = 57) Late-onset (n = 58) p
Sex, male, n (%) 33 (57.9) 35 (60.3) 0.79
Age, years, mean ± SD 43.5 ± 10.3 45.6 ± 12.3 0.33
HIV diagnosis, month, median (IQR) 2.0 (0–48.0) 7.5 (0–72.0) 0.62
Source, n (%) 0.70
    Emergency 28 (49.1) 33 (56.9)
    Ward 28 (49.1) 24 (41.4)
    Another hospital 1 (1.8) 1 (1.7)
Length of stay prior to ICU admission, days, median (IQR) 4.0 (2.0–10.5) 4.0 (2.0–9.0) 0.69
Cause of admission, n (%) 0.86
    Respiratory failure 33 (57.9) 40 (69.0)
    Sepsis 12 (21.1) 8 (13.8)
    Neurologic 8 (14.0) 7 (12.1)
    Gastrointestinal 1 (1.8) 1 (1.7)
    Cardiovascular 2 (3.5) 1 (1.7)
    Postoperative 1 (1.8) 1 (1.7)
AIDS-related illness, n (%) 38 (66.7) 42 (72.4) 0.50
SAPS III, mean ± SD 72.4 ± 13.0 73.0 ± 12.5 0.81
CD4 count, median (IQR) 37,0 (15.0–106.25) 48.5 (16.0–128.25) 0.54
Viral load, median (IQR) 124,935.0 (25,897.0–475,336.5) 186,418.0 (33,745.5–500,000.0) 0.54
Tuberculosis, n (%) 23 (40.4) 28 (48.3) 0.39
Cryptococcosis, n (%) 3 (5.3) 7 (12.1) 0.19
Cytomegalovirus infection, n (%) 9 (15.8) 7 (12.1) 0.56
Toxoplasmosis, n (%) 7 (12.3) 3 (5.2) 0.18
Pneumocystosis, n (%) 27 (47.4) 33 (56.9) 0.31
Mechanical ventilation, n (%)
    On admission 49 (86.0) 52 (89.7) 0.55
    During ICU stay 57 (100) 58 (100) -
Dialysis, n (%) 26 (45.6) 20 (34.5) 0.22
Shock, n (%) 43 (75.4) 46 (79.3) 0.62
ARDS, n (%) 21 (36.8) 23 (39.7) 0.76