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Table 1 Characteristics of newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Barcelona (Spain), 2001-2009

From: Epidemiological characteristics and predictors of late presentation of HIV infection in Barcelona (Spain) during the period 2001-2009

Characteristics

2001-2003;n = 956 (100%)

2004-2005;n = 630 (100%)

2006-2007;n = 691 (100%)

2008-2009; n = 661 (100%)

Total; N = 2938 (100%)

Sex

     

Male

768 (80.3)

502 (79.7)

599 (86.7)

581 (87.9)

2450 (83.4)

Female

188 (19.3)

128 (20.3)

92 (13.3)

80 (12.1)

488 (16.6)

Age at HIV diagnosis*

     

All

35.1 (29.8-42.9)

34.7 (28.9-41.7)

35.5 (29.9-43.1)

34.3 (29.2-41.1)

35.0 (29.4-42.2)

Male

35.2 (29.8-42.8)

34.8 (29.3-41.6)

35.5 (29.8-42.7)

34.2 (29.0-40.8)

35.1 (29.5-35.1)

Female

34.5 (29.8-42.9)

36.7 (27.4-42.1)

35.9 (30.0-44.9)

35.3 (29.3-44.8)

34.5 (29.3-43.4)

Region of birth

     

Spain

551 (57.6)

353 (56.0)

368 (53.3)

344 (52.0)

1616 (55.0)

Western Europe & North America

53 (5.5)

30 (4.8)

53 (7.7)

54 (8.2)

190 (6.5)

Latin America & Caribbean

147 (15.4)

133 (21.1)

191 (27.6)

178 (26.9)

649 (22.1)

Middle East & North Africa

22 (2.3)

7 (1.1)

12(1.7)

9(1.4)

50(1.7)

Sub-Saharan Africa

30 (3.1)

33 (5.2)

20 (2.9)

20 (3.0)

103 (3.5)

Eastern Europe

14 (1.5)

12 (1.9)

20 (2.9)

36 (5.4)

82 (2.8)

Asia

6 (0.6)

6 (1.0)

1 (0.1)

6 (0.9)

19 (0.6)

unknown

133 (13.9)

56 (8.9)

26 (3.8)

14 (2.1)

229 (7.8)

Exposure category by sex**

     

IDU men

181 (18.9)

65 (10.3)

52 (7.5)

29 (4.4)

327 (11.1)

MSM

384 (40.2)

320 (50.8)

410 (59.3)

409 (61.9)

1523 (51.8)

HT men

149 (15.6)

85 (13.5)

93 (13.5)

87 (13.2)

414 (14.1)

IDU women

48 (5.0)

22 (3.5)

10 (1.4)

12 (1.8)

92 (3.1)

HT women

129 (13.5)

102 (16.2)

74 (10.7)

54 (8.2)

359 (12.2)

unknown

65 (6.8)

36 (5.7)

52 (7.5)

70 (10.6)

223 (7.6)

CD4 cell count and AIDS

     

AIDS

241 (25.2)

105 (16.7)

138 (20.0)

100 (15.1)

584 (19.9)

< 200

141 (14.7)

78 (12.4)

81 (11.7)

74 (11.2)

374 (12.7)

200-349

123 (12.9)

96 (15,2)

100 (14,5)

116 (17.5)

435 (14.8)

350-499

111 (11,6)

92 (14.6)

117 (16.9)

108 (16.3)

428 (14.6)

500 and more

189 (19.8)

167 (26.5)

171 (24.7)

159 (24.1)

686 (23.3)

unknown (%)

151 (15.8)

92 (14.6)

84 (12.2)

104 (15.7)

431 (14.7)

  1. *Median (interquartile range). **IDU: injection drug use; MSM: men who have sex with men; HT: heterosexual contact