Table 4.
Comparative analysis of sociodemographic characteristics of Clustering and Nonclustering individuals in Guigang City, Guangxi, 2009-2019.
| Demographic | Clustering, n (%) | Nonclustering, n (%) | Univariate Analysis | Multivariable Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |||
| Total | 180 (56.3) | 140 (43.8) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 22 (12.2) | 21(15.1) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Male | 158 (87.8) | 118 (84.9) | 1.166 (0.626-2.170) | 0.628 | 0.807 (0.144-4.526) | 0.807 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| < 45 | 7 (3.9) | 9 (6.5) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 45-54 | 33 (18.3) | 20 (14.4) | 2.121 (0.683-6.588) | 0.193 | 2.097 (0.420-10.479) | 0.367 |
| 55-64 | 68 (37.8) | 51 (36.7) | 1.714 (0.598-4.910) | 0.315 | 1.133 (0.211-6.085) | 0.884 |
| ≥ 65 | 72 (40.0) | 59 (42.4) | 1.569 (0.551-4.466) | 0.399 | 1.204 (0.220-6.594) | 0.831 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Commercial services | 18 (10.0) | 16 (11.4) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Farmer | 141 (78.3) | 109 (77.9) | 1.150 (0.561-2.358) | 0.703 | 2.106 (0.358-12.374) | 0.410 |
| Other/Unknown | 21 (11.7) | 15 (10.7) | 1.244 (0.484-3.201) | 0.650 | 3.340 (0.522-21.369) | 0.203 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 4 (2.2) | 5 (3.6) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Married | 131 (72.8) | 100 (71.9) | 1.637 (0.429-6.256) | 0.471 | 3.943 (0.758-20.504) | 0.103 |
| Divorced/widowed | 45 (25.0) | 34 (24.5) | 1.654 (0.413-6.630) | 0.477 | 3.666 (0.676-19.887) | 0.132 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Han | 151 (83.9) | 118 (84.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Zhuang | 27 (15.0) | 18 (12.9) | 1.172 (0.616-2.230) | 0.628 | 0.749 (0.343-1.634) | 0.467 |
| Other/Unknown | 2 (1.1) | 4 (2.9) | 0.391 (0.070-2.170) | 0.283 | 0.208 (0.014-3.148) | 0.257 |
| Education (years) | ||||||
| < 6 | 130 (72.2) | 92 (66.2) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 6-9 | 43 (23.9) | 38 (27.3) | 0.801 (0.480-1.336) | 0.395 | 0.604 (0.328-1.111) | 0.105 |
| > 9 | 7 (3.9) | 9 (6.5) | 0.550 (0.198-1.531) | 0.550 | 0.386 (0.111-1.346) | 0.135 |
| Baseline CD4+ T cell counts (cells/μL) | ||||||
| < 100 | 48 (27.3) | 47 (34.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 100-199 | 34 (19.3) | 32 (23.4) | 1.040 (0.555-1.950) | 0.902 | 1.157 (0.561-2.384) | 0.693 |
| 200-349 | 49 (27.8) | 32 (23.4) | 1.499 (0.823-2.732) | 0.186 | 1.969 (0.955-4.059) | 0.066 |
| 350-499 | 31 (17.6) | 16 (11.7) | 1.897 (0.919-3.917) | 0.083 | 1.758 (0.756-4.090) | 0.190 |
| ≥ 500 | 14 (8.0) | 10 (7.3) | 1.371 (0.554-3.391) | 0.495 | 1.279 (0.431-3.794) | 0.657 |
| Immunological failure | ||||||
| Yes | 51 (33.3) | 27 (23.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| No | 102 (66.3) | 89 (76.7) | 1.648 (0.954-2.846) | 0.073 | 2.171 (1.114-4.230) | 0.023 |
| Viral loads (copies/mL) | ||||||
| < 50 | 60 (33.3) | 44 (31.4) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 50-1000 | 26 (14.4) | 7 (5.0) | 2.724 (1.085-6.840) | 0.033 | 2.958 (1.110-7.881) | 0.030 |
| > 1000 | 7 (3.9) | 10 (7.1) | 0.513 (0.181-1.454) | 0.209 | 0.443 (0.125-1.571) | 0.208 |
| Unknown | 87 (48.3) | 79 (56.4) | 0.808 (0.493-1.324) | 0.397 | 0.780 (0.423-1.439) | 0.427 |
| Subtype | ||||||
| CRF01_AE | 143 (79.4) | 108 (77.1) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| CRF07_BC | 37 (20.6) | 13 (9.3) | 2.150 (1.090-4.241) | 0.027 | 2.320 (1.065-5.051) | 0.034 |
| Other | 0 (0) | 19 (13.6) | 0 | 0.998 | 0 | 0.998 |
CI, confidence interval.