Table 1 Description of the study population (n = 305)
Demographics | |
Age, median years (IQR) | 44.7 (37.4–51.0) |
Caucasian ethnicity, n (%) | 283 (92.8) |
Clinical, HIV- and cART-related factors | |
Main route for HIV acquisition, n (%) | |
Homosexual/ Bisexual | 262 (85.9) |
Heterosexual | 27 (8.9) |
IVDU | 4 (1.3) |
Other or unknown | 12 (3.9) |
cART, n (%) | 289 (94.8) |
Time on cART, median years (IQR) | 4.4 (1.9–9.3) |
HIV RNA, n (%) | |
Not detected | 221 (72.5) |
Detectable <40 copies/ml | 47 (15.4) |
> 40 copies/ml | 37 (12.1) |
CD4+ cell count, n (%) | |
≥ 500/μl | 243 (79.7) |
201–499/μl | 54 (17.7) |
≤ 200/μl | 8 (2.6) |
Patient-reported health behaviours | |
Cigarette smoking, n (%) | |
Never | 107 (35.1) |
Former | 53 (17.4) |
Current | 145 (47.5) |
Use of recreational drug, n (%) | |
Never | 224 (73.4) |
Former | 34 (11.1) |
Current | 47 (15.4) |
Current alcohol consumption (>3 units/daily), n (%) | 11 (3.6) |
Patient-reported sexual behaviours | |
Number of lifetime sexual partners, median (IQR) | |
Heterosexual males | 10 (5.5–35) |
Bi-sexual males | 100 (30–300) |
Homosexual males | 100 (20–400) |
Receptive oral sex ever, n (%) | 275 (90.2) |
Sexual activity in previous 12 months, n (%) | 284 (93.1) |
Type of sexual partner in previous 12 months, n (%)a | |
Heterosexual | 31 (10.9) |
Bi-sexual | 44 (15.5) |
Homosexual | 209 (73.6) |
Number of partners in previous 12 months, median (IQR) | |
Heterosexual | 1 (1–2) |
Bi-sexual | 7 (3–19) |
Homosexual | 4 (1–10) |
Previous or current anal condylomatosis, n (%) | 112 (36.7) |