Table 1 Distribution of 5285 Italian people with AIDS (PWA) and of 1229 PWA who had died between the age of 15 and 74Â years, according to selected characteristics at AIDS diagnosis. Italy, 2006-2011
Characteristics at AIDS diagnosis | Total PWA | PWA deathsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 5285 | N = 1229 | ||
No. (%) | No. | % of deaths among PWA | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 4215 (79.8) | 992 | 23.6 |
 Female | 1070 (20.2) | 237 | 22.1 |
Age at AIDS diagnosis (years) | |||
 15–39 | 1566 (29.6) | 227 | 14.5 |
 40–49 | 2273 (43.0) | 527 | 23.2 |
 50–59 | 976 (18.5) | 298 | 30.5 |
 60–74 | 470 (8.9) | 177 | 38.5 |
Calendar year at AIDS diagnosis | |||
 2006-2007 | 2110 (39.9) | 593 | 28.3 |
 2008-2009 | 1780 (33.7) | 396 | 22.3 |
 2010-2011 | 1395 (26.4) | 240 | 17.3 |
Residence areab | |||
 North | 2808 (53.1) | 652 | 23.3 |
 Center | 1326 (25.1) | 278 | 21.0 |
 South | 1065 (20.2) | 273 | 25.6 |
Education (years) | |||
  < 6 | 593 (11.2) | 168 | 28.3 |
 6–8 | 2216 (41.9) | 547 | 24.7 |
  ≥ 9 | 1601 (30.3) | 296 | 18.5 |
 Unknown | 875 (16.6) | 218 | 25.3 |
HIV transmission mode | |||
 Heterosexual intercourse | 2093 (39.6) | 446 | 21.5 |
 Male-to-male sexual intercourse | 1316 (24.9) | 223 | 17.0 |
 Injecting drug use | 1533 (29.0) | 473 | 30.9 |
 Other/undetermined | 343 (6.5) | 87 | 25.7 |
CD4 (cell count/mm3)b | |||
  ≥ 350 | 493 (9.3) | 97 | 19.7 |
 200–349 | 585 (11.1) | 161 | 27.7 |
 50–199 | 1891 (35.8) | 449 | 23.9 |
 <50 | 2177 (41.2) | 476 | 21.9 |