Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 903 subjects in Guangxi, China
Variables | Patients, No. (%) (n = 903) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
 Male | 578 (64.0) |
 Female | 325 (36.0) |
Age (year) | Â |
 18–40 | 252 (27.9) |
 41–59 | 430 (47.6) |
 ≥ 60 | 221 (24.5) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 Han | 564 (62.5) |
 Zhuang | 328 (36.3) |
 Other minorities | 11 (1.2) |
Occupations | Â |
 Farmer | 575 (63.7) |
 Domestic service | 139 (15.4) |
 Others/uncertain | 189 (20.9) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married | 570 (63.1) |
 Single, divorced or widowed | 326 (36.1) |
 Others/uncertain | 7 (0.8) |
Highest level of education | Â |
 Primary school or below | 332 (36.8) |
 Middle school | 425 (47.1) |
 High school or above | 146 (16.2) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | Â |
 18.5–23.9 | 609 (67.4) |
 < 18.5 or ≥ 24.0 | 294 (32.6) |
The history of serious chronic illness | Â |
 Yes | 85 (9.4) |
 No | 818 (90.6) |
Transmission route | Â |
 Sexual transmission | 862 (95.5) |
 Injecting drug abuse | 33 (3.7) |
 Others/uncertain | 8 (0.9) |
CD4+T cell counts (cells/μL) |  |
 < 200 | 131 (14.5) |
 200–500 | 418 (46.3) |
 > 500 | 334 (37.0) |
 Not done or not available | 20 (2.2) |
Infection time (year) | Â |
 < 5 | 394 (43.6) |
 5–10 | 357 (39.5) |
 > 10 | 152 (16.8) |
ART | Â |
 Yes | 833 (92.2) |
 No | 70 (7.8) |
Adverse effects of ART | Â |
 Yes | 96 (11.5) |
 No | 737 (88.5) |