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Table 2 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV-infected men who have sex with men by CD4 count in Beijing, China

From: Predictors of antiretroviral therapy initiation: a cross-sectional study among Chinese HIV-infected men who have sex with men

 

CD4 count <350 cells/μLa

CD4 count ≥350 cells/μL

Characteristics

Total (N=103),

n (%)

Initiated ART

(N=38),

n (%)

Not initiated ART

(N=65),

n (%)

P-value

Total (N=135),

n (%)

Initiated ART

(N=24),

n (%)

Not initiated ART

(N=111),

n (%)

P-value

Age (year)

   

0.07

   

<0.001

Median, IQR

32 (27–38)

34 (29–39)

30 (26–36)

 

31 (26–37)

41 (35–45)

30 (25–34)

 

Ethnicity

   

1.00

   

0.59

 Han

95 (92.2)

35 (92.1)

60 (92.3)

 

129 (95.6)

24 (100.0)

105 (94.6)

 

 Non-Han

8 (7.8)

3 (7.9)

5 (7.7)

 

6 (4.4)

0 (0)

6 (5.4)

 

Marital status

   

0.03

   

<0.001

 Currently unmarried

68 (66.0)

20 (52.6)

48 (73.8)

 

102 (75.6)

11 (45.8)

91 (82.0)

 

 Currently married

35 (34.0)

18 (47.4)

17 (26.2)

 

33 (24.4)

13 (54.2)

20 (18.0)

 

Education (year of schooling)

   

0.92

   

0.52

 College or above (>12)

57 (55.3)

21 (55.2)

36 (55.4)

 

71 (52.6)

10 (41.7)

61 (55.0)

 

 Senior high school (10–12)

24 (23.3)

8 (21.1)

16 (24.6)

 

45 (33.3)

10 (41.7)

35 (31.5)

 

 Junior high school (7–9)

19 (18.5)

8 (21.1)

11 (16.9)

 

15 (11.1)

3 (12.5)

12 (10.8)

 

 Primary school (≤6)

3 (2.9)

1 (2.6)

2 (3.1)

 

4 (3.0)

1 (4.1)

3 (2.7)

 

Occupational status

   

0.87

   

0.39

 Employed

81 (78.6)

31 (81.6)

50 (76.9)

 

97 (71.8)

16 (66.6)

81 (73.0)

 

 Non-employed/retired

15 (14.6)

5 (13.2)

10 (15.4)

 

19 (14.1)

7 (29.2)

12 (10.8)

 

 Student

2 (1.9)

1 (2.6)

1 (1.5)

 

8 (5.9)

0 (0)

8 (7.2)

 

 Other

5 (4.9)

1 (2.6)

4 (6.2)

 

11 (8.2)

1 (4.2)

10 (9.0)

 

Beijing Hukou

   

0.19

   

<0.001

 No

39 (37.9)

11 (28.9)

28 (43.1)

 

52 (38.5)

3 (12.5)

49 (44.1)

 

 Yes

64 (62.1)

27 (71.1)

37 (56.9)

 

83 (61.5)

21 (87.5)

62 (55.9)

 

Duration of living in Beijing (year)

   

0.06

   

0.04

 <5

45 (43.7)

12 (31.6)

33 (50.8)

 

54 (40.0)

5 (20.8)

49 (44.1)

 

 ≥5

58 (56.3)

26 (68.4)

32 (49.2)

 

81 (60.0)

19 (79.2)

62 (55.9)

 

Time from HIV infection to survey (month)

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

 <15

46 (44.7)

5 (13.2)

41 (63.1)

 

69 (51.1)

1 (4.2)

68 (61.3)

 

 ≥15

57 (55.3)

33 (86.8)

24 (36.9)

 

66 (48.9)

23 (95.8)

43 (38.7)

 

Self-report health condition

   

1.00

   

0.53

 Very good/good

77 (74.8)

28 (73.7)

49 (75.4)

 

116 (85.9)

22 (91.7)

94 (84.7)

 

 Somewhat poor/very poor

26 (25.4)

10 (26.3)

16 (24.6)

 

19 (14.1)

2 (8.3)

17 (15.3)

 

Ever had AIDS-like clinical symptomsb

   

0.35

   

0.02

 No

77 (74.8)

26 (68.4)

51 (78.5)

 

100 (74.1)

13 (54.2)

87 (78.4)

 

 Yes

26 (25.2)

12 (31.6)

14 (21.5)

 

35 (25.9)

11 (45.8)

24 (21.6)

 

Had unprotected insertive anal sex with men in past 6 months

   

0.02

   

0.25

 No

34 (79.1)

14 (100)

20 (69.0)

 

43 (66.2)

7 (87.5)

36 (63.2)

 

 Yes

9 (20.9)

0 (0)

9 (31.0)

 

22 (33.8)

1 (12.5)

21 (36.8)

 

Had unprotected receptive anal sex with men in past 6 months

   

0.04

   

0.01

 No

43 (75.4)

16 (94.1)

27 (67.5)

 

43 (56.6)

11 (91.7)

32 (50.0)

 

 Yes

14 (24.6)

1 (5.9)

13 (32.5)

 

33 (43.4)

1 (8.3)

32 (50.0)

 

Had multiple concurrent male partners in past 12 months

   

0.71

   

1.00

 No

93 (93.0)

36 (94.7)

57 (91.9)

 

118 (89.4)

21 (91.3)

97 (89.0)

 

 Yes

7 (7.0)

2 (5.3)

5 (8.1)

 

14 (10.6)

2 (8.7)

12 (11.0)

 

Had commercial sex in past 12 months

   

1.00

   

0.35

 No

94 (94.0)

36 (94.7)

58 (93.6)

 

126 (94.7)

24 (100.0)

102 (93.6)

 

 Yes

6 (6.0)

2 (5.3)

4 (6.4)

 

7 (5.3)

0 (0)

7 (6.4)

 

History of sexually transmitted diseases

   

0.30

   

0.003

 No

43 (43.0)

13 (35.1)

30 (47.6)

 

57 (45.6)

4 (17.4)

53 (52.0)

 

 Yes

57 (57.0)

24 (64.9)

33 (52.4)

 

68 (54.4)

19 (82.6)

49 (48.0)

 

Syphilis co-infection

   

0.03

   

0.11

 No

39 (37.9)

9 (23.7)

30 (46.2)

 

54 (40.0)

6 (25.0)

48 (43.2)

 

 Yes

64 (62.1)

29 (76.3)

35 (53.8)

 

81 (60.0)

18 (75.0)

63 (56.8)

 
  1. Note: Sample size for each variable may reduce due to missing data; IQR inter quartile range
  2. aCD4 count <350 cells/μL was eligible for free antiretroviral therapy at the time of the study
  3. bEver had at least one of these adverse clinical symptoms in the past 6 months: severe weight loss (>10 %), fever (>1 month, continuing or intermittent), chronic diarrhea (>1 month), severe bacterial infection (e.g. pneumonia), oral candidiasis, oral leukoplakia, tuberculosis other stage III or stage IV symptoms