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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PLWH and syphilis co-infection

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV and syphilis co-infection in the African Cohort Study: a cross-sectional study

 

All (n = 2818)

No syphilis (n = 2731)

Syphilis (n = 87)

P value

Gender

   

0.19

 Male

1169 (41.5%)

1127 (41.3%)

42 (48.3%)

 

 Female

1649 (58.5%)

1604 (58.7%)

45 (51.7%)

 

Study site

   

 < 0.001

 Kayunga, Uganda

515 (18.3%)

496 (18.2%)

19 (21.8%)

 

 South Rift Valley, Kenya

1007 (35.7%)

977 (35.8%)

30 (34.5%)

 

 Kisumu West, Kenya

499 (17.7%)

499 (18.3%)

0

 

 Mbeya, Tanzania

495 (17.6%)

457 (16.7%)

38 (43.7%)

 

 Abuja & Lagos Nigeria

302 (10.7%)

302 (11.1%)

0

 

Age at visit

   

0.13

 18–29

506 (18.0%)

496 (18.2%)

10 (11.5%)

 

 30–39

982 (34.8%)

947 (34.7%)

35 (40.2%)

 

 40–49

819 (29.1%)

788 (28.9%)

31 (35.6%)

 

 50+ 

511 (18.1%)

500 (18.3%)

11 (12.6%)

 

Age at visita

38.3 (31.2, 46.0)

38.3 (31.2, 46.0)

38.4 (31.7, 45)

0.92

CD4 count (cells/uL)a

390 (238, 573)

393 (239, 575)

323 (182, 456)

0.006

CD4 count (cells/uL)

   

0.037

 Less than 200

549 (19.5%)

526 (19.3%)

23 (26.4%)

 

 200–499

1313 (46.6%)

1268 (46.4%)

45 (51.7%)

 

 Greater than/equal to 500

956 (33.9%)

937 (34.3%)

19 (21.8%)

 

Viral load (copies/mL)

 Less than 50

1361 (48.3%)

1327 (48.6%)

34 (39.1%)

 < 0.001

 Greater than 50

588 (20.9%)

574 (21%)

14 (16.1%)

 

 Not on ART

869 (30.8%)

830 (30.4%)

39 (44.8%)

 

Education category

   

0.002

 None/some primary

947 (33.6%)

908 (33.2%)

39 (44.8%)

 

 Primary/some secondary

1099 (39.0%)

1061 (38.9%)

38 (43.7%)

 

 Secondary and above

772 (27.4%)

762 (27.9%)

10 (11.5%)

 

Cognitive impairmentb

   

0.66

 No

2658 (94.3%)

2575 (94.3%)

83 (95.4%)

 

 Yes

160 (5.7%)

156 (5.7%)

4 (4.6%)

 

Consume alcohol

   

0.002

 No

2277 (80.8%)

2218 (81.2%)

59 (67.8%)

 

 Yes

541 (19.2%)

513 (18.8%)

28 (32.2%)

 

Support group

   

0.054

 No

2467 (87.5%)

2385 (87.3%)

82 (94.3%)

 

 Yes

351 (12.5%)

346 (12.7%)

5 (5.7%)

 

History of circumcision

   

0.051

 Not circumcised

396 (14.1%)

376 (13.8%)

20 (23.0%)

 

 Circumcised

773 (27.4%)

751 (27.5%)

22 (25.3%)

 
  1. aMedian, IQR; bInternational HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS)