TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
| N = 28 089 | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | |
| Age group (years) | ||
| < 20 | 34 | (0.1%) |
| 20–29 | 1748 | (6.2%) |
| 30–39 | 6304 | (22.4%) |
| 40–49 | 9820 | (35.0%) |
| 50–59 | 5818 | (20.7%) |
| 60–69 | 2946 | (10.5%) |
| ≥ 70 | 1419 | (5.1%) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 25 817 | (91.9%) |
| Female | 2272 | (8.1%) |
| AIDS‐defining illness | 15 957 | (56.8%) |
| AIDS | 10 170 | (36.2%) |
| Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia | 3963 | (14.1%) |
| HIV disease resulting in cytomegaloviral disease | 1790 | (6.4%) |
| HIV disease resulting in mycobacterial infection | 1750 | (6.2%) |
| HIV candidiasis | 806 | (2.9%) |
| Diabetes | 12 034 | (42.8%) |
| Hypertension | 6808 | (24.2%) |
| Lipid disorders | 11 142 | (39.7%) |
| Vascular diseases | 3116 | (11.1%) |
| Angina | 1778 | (6.3%) |
| Stroke | 1541 | (5.5%) |
| Myocardial infraction | 362 | (1.3%) |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 95 | (0.3%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1633 | (5.8%) |
| Haemodialysis | 168 | (0.6%) |
| Malignant diseases a | 4305 | (15.3%) |
| AIDS‐defining cancers | 2432 | (8.7%) |
| Non‐AIDS‐defining cancers | 2485 | (8.8%) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 8064 | (28.7%) |
| Mania and depression | 5526 | (19.7%) |
| Anxiety | 4055 | (14.4%) |
| Psychosis | 2297 | (8.2%) |
| Dementia | 163 | (0.6%) |
| Osteoporosis | 3572 | (12.7%) |
| Hepatitis B infection | 3935 | (14.0%) |
| Hepatitis C infection | 3929 | (14.0%) |
| Other psychoactive substance related disorders | 361 | (1.3%) |
a
Number of people living with HIV (PLWH) with malignant disease is 4305; PLWH may have more than one type of malignancy.