From: Patterns of syphilis testing in a large cohort of HIV patients in Ontario, Canada, 2000–2009
n | % | |
---|---|---|
Female | 608 | 14.4% |
HIV exposure category | ||
MSM | 2647 | 62.5% |
MSM-IDU | 207 | 4.9% |
IDU | 319 | 7.5% |
Endemic | 330 | 7.8% |
Heterosexual | 447 | 10.6% |
Other risk | 146 | 3.4% |
Unknown risk | 136 | 3.2% |
Region of Ontario | ||
Toronto | 2680 | 63.3% |
Ottawa | 508 | 12.0% |
Other | 1044 | 24.7% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 2854 | 67.4% |
Black/African | 409 | 9.7% |
Multiple | 318 | 7.5% |
Aboriginal | 247 | 5.8% |
Other | 235 | 5.6% |
Unknown | 169 | 4.0% |
Any HIV antiretroviral medication during follow-up | 3739 | 88.3% |
Mean age at baseline* (SD) | 43.5 | (9.6) |
Median year of HIV diagnosis (IQR) | 1995 | (1990–2001) |
Median # months of prospective follow-up (IQR) | 22 | (13–89) |
Mean CD4 cell count/mm3 at baseline* (SD) | 455 | (266) |
Median log10 viral load at baseline* (IQR) | 1.4 | (1.4-3.7) |