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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the overall cohort population and in the Cox-subpopulation

From: Incidence and risk factors of herpes zoster among hiv-positive patients in the german competence network for HIV/AIDS (KompNet): a cohort study analysis

 

Total population(n=14,142)

Cox-subpopulation(n=3,757)

p-value1

Mean age at HIV diagnosis (t0)

35.1 years (SD: 10.2) (range 0.0-77.3)

37.8 years (SD: 10.2) (range 14.1-77.3)

p<0.001

Proportion of men

84.9% (17 missing)

85.9% (2 missing)

p=0.034

Proportion of MSM

63.5% (101 missing)

66.4% (28 missing)

p<0.001

Proportion of IV drug users

6.6% (101 missing)

3.0% (28 missing)

p<0.001

Mean duration between HIV diagnosis and inclusion in the cohort

7.5 years (SD: 6.0)

2.8 years (SD 3.2)

p<0.001

Mean duration between HIV diagnosis and last clinical data

10.1 years (SD: 6.3)

5.8 years (SD: 3.9)

p<0.001

Proportion of timepoint of HIV-diagnosis ≥ 1996

67.3%

96.0%

p<0.001

Infectious comorbidities at HIV diagnosis (excluding HZ)

12.0%

23.2%

p<0.001

  1. 1) t- or χ2-tests comparing Cox subpopulation (n=3,757) with all other patients of the overall study population (n=10,385).