Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in the analysis (N = 914)

Gender

Male (Number, %)

461 (50.4)

Age (Median, IQR^a)

34.6 (30.6-39.6)

Mode of transmission (Number, %)

Heterosexual

848 (92.8)

Homosexual

15 (1.6)

IDU^b

29 (3.2)

Others/unknown

22 (2.4)

Clinical symptoms (Number, %)

Asymptomatic

124 (13.6)

Symptomatic

217 (23.7)

AIDS

549 (60.1)

Unknown

24 (2.6)

CD4 cell count (cells/μl, median, IQR^a)

50 (17-118)

Carrying HLA B*35:05 (Number, %)

18 (2.0)

Carrying HLA B*40:01 (Number, %)

168 (18.5)