Factors Associated with Baseline CD4 Cell Counts and Advanced HIV Disease among Male and Female HIV-Positive Patients in Iran: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Analysis of the demographic and clinical of HIV-positive patients according to gender.
Characteristics
Categories
Total number of patients (N = 1520)
Male (1086)
Female (434)
No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
Age at diagnosis (years)
<30
48(3.2)
26(2.4)
22(5.1)
30–39
344(22.6)
222(20.4)
122(28.1)
≥40
1128(74.2)
838(77.2)
290(66.8)
Education (at diagnosis)
Illiterate and primary
530(34.9)
369(34.0)
161(37.1)
Secondary school
569(37.4)
444(40.9)
125(28.8)
High school and diploma
335(22.0)
229(21.1)
106(24.4)
Academic
86(5.7)
44(4.1)
42(9.7)
Marital status
Married
725(47.7)
475(43.7)
250(57.6)
Single
387(25.5)
377(34.7)
10(2.3)
Widowed/divorced
408(26.8)
234(21.5)
174(40.1)
Occupation
Employed
713(46.9)
657(60.5)
56(12.9)
Unemployed
807(53.1)
429(39.5)
378(53.1)
Incarceration history (at diagnosis)
Yes
899(59.1)
871(80.2)
28(6.5)
No
621(40.9)
215(19.8)
406(93.5)
Addiction history
Yes
983(64.7)
932(85.8)
51(11.8)
No
537(35.3)
154(14.2)
383(88.2)
TB coinfection
Yes
127(8.4)
117(10.8)
10(2.3)
No
1393(91.6)
969(89.2)
424(97.7)
HCV coinfection
Yes
761(50.1)
728(67.)
33(7.6)
No
759(49.9)
358(33.0)
401(92.4)
HBV coinfection
Yes
142(9.3)
126(11.6)
16(3.7)
No
1378(90.7)
960(88.4)
418(96.3)
Advanced HIV disease
Yes
820(53.9)
623(57.4)
197(45.4)
No
700(46.1)
463(42.6)
237(54.6)
WHO clinical stage
I
686(45.1)
466(42.9)
220(50.7)
II
351(23.1)
262(24.1)
89(20.5)
III
348(22.9)
257(23.7)
91(21.0)
IV
135(8.9)
101(9.3)
34(7.8)
Route of transmission
Sexual route
511(33.6)
153(14.1)
358(82.5)
Injection drug use
842(55.4)
823(75.8)
19(4.4)
Others
167(11.0)
110(10.1)
57(13.1)
Baseline CD4 count
251.34 ± 199.80
236.90 ± 187.85
287.41 ± 223.11
Hemoglobin
13.48 ± 2.79
13.58 ± 3.06
13.25 ± 1.93
Other modes of transmission included mother to child, blood transition, and unknown.
