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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 788 HIV-infected patients enrolled at HIV Clinic of Chiang Mai University Hospital from January 2002 to December 2008

From: Incidence and risk factors of antiretroviral treatment failure in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients at Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand

Characteristics

Values

Male

365 (46.3)

Age (years)

39 ± 8.6

Route of transmission (N = 775)

 

   Heterosexual

740 (95.5)

   Homosexual

27 (3.5)

   IVDU

5 (0.6)

   Unknown

3 (0.4)

Race (Thai)

764 (97.0)

Baseline body weight (kilograms) (N = 628)

54.4 ± 10.4

Residential area (Urban area)

597 (82.3)

Health insurance (N = 777)

 

   No

46 (5.9)

   Government fund

142 (18.3)

   Social security fund

418 (53.8)

   Global Fund for AIDS, TB, Malaria

171 (22.0)

Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)

 

   Nevirapine-based

657 (83.4)

   Efavirenz-based

117 (14.8)

   Protease inhibitor-based

8 (1.0)

   Zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir

6 (0.8)

Opportunistic infections (OIs) (N = 782)

490 (62.7)

   OIs before cART

434 (55.5)

   Tuberculosis

198 (25.3)

Adherence ≥ 95%

754 (95.7)

Laboratory findings

 

Baseline CD4 cell counts (median, IQR) (cells/mm3)

57.7 (22, 127)

   Baseline CD4 cell counts < 100 cells/mm3

525 (66.6)

   Baseline CD4 cell counts 100-199 cells/mm3

195 (24.7)

   Baseline CD4 cell counts ≥ 200 cells/mm3

68 (8.7)

Baseline Hemoglobin level (mg/dL)

11.2 ± 1.9

Positive anti-HCV antibody (N = 599)

61(10.2)

Positive HBs-antigen (N = 608)

66 (10.9)

  1. Values are number (%) or mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise specified