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. 2022 Oct 21;25(Suppl 6):e26009. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26009
Abstract P248 – Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
LP‐PLWH (n = 20) HCWs (n = 20) p‐value LP‐PLWH vs HCWsa
Age, years, median (IQR) 57 (47 to 62) 55 (45 to 61) 0.3500
Sex, n (%) 0.1908
Male 15 (75) 10 (50)
Female 5 (25) 10 (50)
Ethnicity, n (%) 0.1264
Caucasian 15 (75) 20 (100)
Latin‐American 3 (15) 0 (0)
Afro‐American 1 (5) 0 (0)
African 1 (5) 0 (0)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension 5 (25) 2 (10) 0.4075
Chronic heart disease 2 (10) 0 (0) 0.4872
Myocardial infarction 1 (5) 0 (0) >0.9999
Peripheral vascular disease 1 (5) 0 (0) >0.9999
Chronic pulmonary disease 2 (10) 2 (10) >0.9999
Chronic kidney disease 2 (10) 1 (5) >0.9999
Liver disease 3 (15) 0 (0) 0.2308
Diabetes 3 (15) 0 (0) 0.2308
Charlson comorbidity index,b median (IQR) 2 (0 to 4) 1 (0 to 2) 0.1153
Epidemiology, n (%)
MSM 8 (40)
IDU 2 (10)
Other 10 (50)
Viro‐immunological parameters, median (IQR)
CD4 nadir, cells/μL 67 (32 to 215)
HIV‐RNA zenith, copies/mL 60 816 (22 402 to 242 511)
Current % CD4 25 (12 to 30)
Current CD4, cells/μL 404 (192 to 615)
Current % CD8 46 (35 to 60)
Current CD8, cells/μL 809 (590 to 1008)
Current CD4/CD8 ratio 0.57 (0.20 to 0.87)
Current HIV‐RNA, copies/mL <20
Previous AIDS diagnosis, n (%) 8 (40)
Current cART regimen, n (%)
INSTI‐based triple 11 (55)
INSTI‐based dual 6 (30)
NNRTI‐based triple 3 (15)
Duration of cART, years, median (IQR) 12 (6 to 17)

cART, combination antiretroviral therapy; HCWs, healthcare workers; IDU, injective drugs use; INSTI, integrase strand transfer inhibitor; IQR, interquartile range; LP‐PLWH, late presenter people living with HIV.

aStatistical analyses: Mann‐Whitney U test, Fisher exact test, Chi‐square test, as appropriate;

bage‐adjusted.