Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-1 seroconverters and their samples (as-treated analysis)

From: Circumcision status at HIV infection is not associated with plasma viral load in men: analysis of specimens from a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Circumcised mean (SD) or % (n)

Uncircumcised mean (SD) or % (n)

p-valuea

Individual-level (N = 37 circumcised, 26 uncircumcised)

 Mean age (years)

20.0 (1.5)

20.4 (1.6)

.32

 Mean educational attainment (years)

9.3 (2.1)

10.0 (2.2)

.20

 STI diagnosis within 3.5 months of seroconversion - % (n)

13.5 (5)

34.6 (9)

.08

 High-risk sex within 6 months of seroconversion - % (n)

70.3 (26)

53.8 (14)

.20

Sample-level (N = 72 circumcised, 52 uncircumcised)

 Mean (days) between seroconversion and draw date

516.2 (210.7)

558.8 (330.3)

.42

  Percent (n) drawn < 12 mo. post seroconversion

26.4 (19)

34.6 (18)

.28

  Percent (n) drawn 12–17 mo. post seroconversion

31.9 (23)

23.1 (12)

  Percent (n) drawn > 18 mo. post seroconversion

27.8 (20)

19.2 (10)

  Percent (n) drawn > 24 mo. post seroconversion

13.9 (10)

23.1 (12)

 Mean age (days) of sample(s) at testing

2646.5 (367.5)

2702.4 (375.5)

.41

  1. aTests for continuous variables were done using t-tests; tests for categorical variables were done using exact Chi-square tests