Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| N | 233 |
| Age (years) | 36.6 ± 11.1 |
| <50 years, n (%) | 199 (85.4%) |
| ≥50 years, n (%) | 34 (14.6%) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 212 (91.0%) |
| Female | 21 (9.0%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 ± 3.7 |
| CD4 + T cell count (cells/μL) | 256 ± 178 |
| HIV viral load (lg copies/mL) | 4.8 ± 0.7 |
| Route of HIV transmission, n (%) | |
| Sexual transmission | 190 (81.5%) |
| Homosexual | 155 (66.5%) |
| Heterosexual | 29 (12.4%) |
| Bisexual | 6 (2.6%) |
| Blood-borne transmission | 8 (3.4%) |
| Unknown | 35 (15.0%) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index.