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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort, overall and by hepatitis C virus (HCV) status

From: Low prevalence of hepatitis C co-infection in recently HIV-infected minority men who have sex with men in Los Angeles: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Total (N = 185) na (%) or median (IQR)

HCV negative (N = 182) na (%) or median (IQR)

HCV positive (N = 3) na (%) or median (IQR)

Sociodemographics

 Age (years)

28.3 (24.7–35.0)

28.3 (24.7–34.8)

35.8 (22.3–45.1)

Race

 African American

32 (17.7)

31 (17.4)

1 (33.3)

 Hispanic

89 (49.2)

87 (48.9)

2 (66.7)

 White

47 (26.0)

47 (26.4)

0 (0)

 Asian

5 (2.8)

5 (2.8)

0 (0)

 Other

8 (4.4)

8 (4.4)

0 (0)

Incarcerated, past 12 months

17 (9.3)

17 (9.5)

0 (0)

Substance Use, past 3 months

 Any drugs (including cannabis)

96 (52.8)

93 (52.0)

3 (100)

 Cannabis

79 (43.4)

77 (43.0)

2 (66.7)

 Cocaine

26 (14.3)

25 (14.0)

1 (33.3)

 Methamphetamine

33 (18.1)

30 (16.8)

3 (100)

 Inhalants

6 (3.3)

5 (2.8)

1 (33.3)

 Sedatives

16 (8.8)

15 (8.4)

1 (33.3)

 Hallucinogens

3 (1.7)

2 (1.1)

1 (33.3)

 Opioids

6 (3.3)

5 (2.8)

1 (33.3)

Injection drug use, past 12 months

12 (6.6)

11 (6.2)

1 (33.3)

Partner injection drug use, past 12 months

34 (18.6)

32 (17.8)

2 (66.7)

Alcohol use, past 3 months

129 (70.9)

127 (71.0)

2 (66.7)

Sexual Behaviors

 Sexual partners, past 12 months

9 (4–20)

9 (4–20)

6 (6–14)

 Unprotected insertive AI, last 6 partners

115 (64.6)

113 (64.2)

2 (66.7)

 Unprotected receptive AI, last 6 partners

132 (74.6)

130 (74.3)

2 (66.7)

 Fisted by partner, last 6 partners

10 (5.7)

10 (5.8)

0 (0)

 Transactional sex

20 (11.0)

19 (10.6)

1 (33.3)

 Group sex

60 (33.3)

58 (32.4)

2 (66.7)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

 Chlamydia, baseline testing

32 (18.2)

30 (17.3)

2 (66.7)

 Gonorrhea, baseline testing

19 (10.6)

19 (10.8)

0 (0)

 Syphilis, TPPA positive, baseline testing

47 (27.5)

46 (27.2)

1 (33.3)

 Chlamydia, self-reported, past 12 months

69 (37.9)

68 (38.0)

1 (33.3)

 Gonorrhea, self-reported, past 12 months

65 (35.7)

64 (35.8)

1 (33.3)

 Syphilis, self-reported, past 12 months

57 (31.3)

56 (31.3)

1 (33.3)

 HSV, self-reported, past 12 months

11 (6.0)

11 (6.2)

0 (0)

HIV viral load, copies/mLb

41,538 (5771–150,756)

41,518 (6296–144,378)

60,476 (<50–155,000)

CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)c

553 (408–692)

553 (408–692)

Unavailable

  1. IQR interquartile range, AI anal intercourse, TPPA treponema pallidum particle agglutination, HSV herpes simplex virus
  2. aSum of n may not equal total N because of missing data; bAvailable for 171 of 185 subjects; cAvailable for 80 subjects
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