| |
Total
|
Syphilis Neg
|
Syphilis Pos
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
N (%)
|
2448
|
2254 (92.1)
|
194 (7.9)
| |
|---|
|
Age at HIV Diagnosis (years)
|
|
Mean (range)
|
35 (1–79)
|
35 (1–79)
|
35 (16–69)
|
0.893
|
|
< 30
|
888 (36.2)
|
813 (36.1)
|
75 (38.7)
|
0.801
|
|
30–39
|
868 (35.5)
|
802 (35.6)
|
66 (34.0)
| |
|
40–49
|
475 (19.4)
|
438 (19.4)
|
37 (19.1)
| |
|
≥ 50
|
217 (8.9)
|
201 (8.9)
|
16 (8.3)
| |
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
1858 (75.9)
|
1675 (74.3)
|
183 (94.3)
|
<.001
|
|
Female
|
583 (23.8)
|
572 (25.4)
|
11 (5.6)
| |
|
Transgendered
|
7 (0.3)
|
7 (0.3)
|
0 (0.0)
| |
|
Self-reported Ethnicitya
|
|
Caucasian
|
1399 (57.1)
|
1259 (56.0)
|
140 (72.2)
|
<.001
|
|
Indigenous
|
222 (9.1)
|
216 (9.6)
|
6 (3.1)
| |
|
ACB
|
560 (22.9)
|
536 (23.8)
|
24 (12.4)
| |
|
Other
|
267 (10.9)
|
243 (10.8)
|
24 (12.4)
| |
|
Most Likely HIV Exposure Categoryb
|
|
MSM
|
1060 (43.3)
|
915 (40.6)
|
145 (74.4)
|
<.001
|
|
HET
|
526 (21.5)
|
512 (22.7)
|
14 (7.2)
| |
|
PWID
|
761 (31.1)
|
731 (32.4)
|
30 (15.6)
| |
|
Other
|
101 (4.1)
|
96 (4.3)
|
5 (2.6)
| |
|
Co-factorsc
|
|
History of Smoking
|
1252 (51.1)
|
1142 (50.7)
|
110 (56.7)
|
0.124
|
|
History of Alcohol Abuse
|
460 (18.8)
|
404 (17.9)
|
56 (28.9)
|
<.001
|
|
History of Recreational
|
|
Drug Use
|
794 (32.4)
|
707 (31.4)
|
87 (44.8)
|
<.001
|
|
History of Unstable
|
|
Housing
|
516/2109
|
483/1932
|
33/177
|
0.073
|
|
(24.5)
|
(25.0)
|
(18.6)
| |
|
History of Intimate
|
|
Partner Violence
|
655 (26.7)
|
614 (27.2)
|
41 (21.1)
|
0.079
|
- aNative Canadian includes Aboriginal, Metis and Inuit; ACB includes African, Caribbean, Black; Other includes IndoAsian, Hispanic, East Asian, and other
- bMSM = self-reported men who have sex with men identification; HET = self-reported heterosexual identification; PWID = self-reported intravenous drug use identification; Other HIV Risk factor behavior includes: blood transfusions, hemophiliac, neonatal, postnatal infection, unknown or not reported
- cHistory of Cigarette Smoking-Current or Past; History of Alcohol Abuse- > 14 drinks/week or binge drinking; History of Recreational Drug Use –Current or Past; History of Unstable Housing-homelessness, shelters, supporatative housing; History of Intimate Partner Violence-Current or Past
