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Table 1 Characteristics of the evaluated patients (n = 343)

From: Alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Brazil: prevalence, risk factors and biological markers outcomes

Characteristics

n/ \( \overset{-}{x} \)

 

(%)/SD

Male gender

174

 

(50.7)

Age (years)

 18–34

99

 

(28.9)

 35–54

113

 

(32.9)

 55–75

131

 

(38.2)

Skin color

 White

238

 

(69.4)

 Mixed

55

 

(16.0)

 Black

50

 

(14.6)

Education (years)

  < 8

185

 

(53.9)

  ≥ 8

158

 

(46.1)

Monthly family income per capita (quartiles) (US$)

 1st

111.0

±

31.9

 2nd

201.5

±

31.5

 3rd

325.0

±

27.6

 4th

712.4

±

384.2

Homosexual/bisexual males

47

 

(13.7)

Married/Cohabiting

171

 

(49.9)

Sexual partners in the last year (n)

 0

62

 

(18.1)

 1

188

 

(54.8)

 2

38

 

(11.1)

  ≥ 3

55

 

(16.0)

STD previous year

42

 

(12.2)

AUDIT Zones

 I

245

 

(71.4)

 II

71

 

(20.7)

 III

10

 

(2.9)

 IV

17

 

(5.0)

Use of intravenous drugs

46

 

(13.4)

Use of inhaled illicit drugs

111

 

(32.4)

Previous hepatitis

68

 

(19.8)

Using HAART

306

 

(89.2)

Never used HAART

28

 

(8.2)

Undetectable HIV VL

247

 

(72.0)

Current CD4 (cells/mm3)

  ≥ 500

182

 

(53.0)

 200–499

134

 

(39.1)

  < 200

27

 

(7.9)