| Older n = 120 (%) | Younger n = 476 (%) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 91(76) | 285 (60) | <0.01 |
Age (mean ± SD), years | 58 ± 5.1 | 31 ± 3.2 | <0.01 |
Risk factor of HIV infection | Â | Â | Â |
Heterosexual | 62(52) | 199(42) | 0.1 |
No risk reported | 32(27) | 119 (25) | 0.6 |
Homosexual | 19(16) | 57 (12) | 0.2 |
Injection drug users | 6(5) | 104(22) | <0.01 |
Months between first HIV+ test and AIDS (mean ± SD) | 1.8 ± 7.8 | 3.3 ± 6.7 | 0.4 |
Stage C of HIV infection* | 62 (52) | 114 (24) | <0.01 |
PCP | 9 (8) | 14 (3) | 0.02 |
HIV encephalopathy | 9 (8) | 9 (2) | <0.01 |
Kaposi | 8 (7) | 5 (1) | <0.01 |
Candidiasis | 8 (7) | 43 (9) | 0.5 |
Cryptococcosis | 5 (4) | 1 (0.3) | <0.01 |
Mycobacteriosis | 4 (3) | 5 (1) | 0.2 |
Cryptosporidiosis | 4 (3) | 5 (1) | 0.06 |
Tuberculosis | 4 (3) | 14 (3) | 0.7 |
Isosporiasis | 1 (1) | 0 | 0.2 |
Bacterial pneumonia | 1 (1) | 0 | 0.2 |
Wasting syndrome | 1 (1) | 9 (2) | 0.5 |
Toxoplasmosis | 0 | 9 (2) | 0.1 |
Cytomegalovirus retinitis | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0.6 |
Lymphoma | 7 (6) | 9 (2) | 0.05 |
CD4+ T cell/mm3 (mean ± SD)** | 59.1 ± 65.3 | 105.3 ± 127.4 | 0.04 |
Deaths | 16 (13) | 14 (3) | <0.01 |