Trend of HIV transmitted drug resistance before and after implementation of HAART regimen restriction in the treatment of HIV-1 infected patients in southern Taiwan

Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after the fixed ART regimen was implemented in 2012

Baseline demographic data	Time period		P-value
Baseline demographic data	2007–2011 (N = 161)	2012–2015 (N = 216)	P-value
Median age (IQR), years	26.0 (22.0–32.0)	26.0 (23.0–31.0)	0.73
Male (%)	160 (99.3)	215 (99.5)	0.83
Median CD4 count (IQR), cells/mm³	347 (230–445)	295 (200–436)	0.25
Median viral load (IQR), Log₁₀ copies/mm³	4.7 (4.2–5.0)	4.8 (4.4–5.2)	0.02
HIV subtype B (%), n	158 (98.1)	209 (96.8)	0.41
Co-infection
HBV carrier (%), n	16 (10.1)	20 (9.3)	0.78
Anti-HCV Ab(+) (%), n	3 (1.9)	6 (2.8)	0.59
Sexual orientation, %
MSM	86.9	92.0	0.08
Heterosexual	13.1	8.0	0.08

ART anti-retroviral therapy, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, IQR interquartile range, MSM men who have sex with men

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