Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (N = 1462)
Sociodemographic and clinical variables | % |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Males | 79.3 |
Females | 19.3 |
Transsexual | 1.4 |
Age, years, mean (M ± SD) | 45.0 ± 10.2 |
Education level | |
No studies | 3.9 |
Elementary School | 26.2 |
High School | 33.1 |
University degree | 30 |
Other | 6.8 |
Work situation | |
Working (full time) | 33.9 |
Working (part-time) | 10.8 |
Unemployed | 18.2 |
Retired/impaired | 16.4 |
Other | 20.7 |
Monthly incomes | |
None | 13.3 |
< 1000 € | 37.7 |
1001 €–1500 € | 29.3 |
1501 €–2000 € | 7.5 |
> 2000 € | 12.2 |
Sexual behavior | |
Heterosexual | 39.7 |
Homosexual | 52.8 |
Bisexual | 4.2 |
Others | 1.9 |
No answer | 1.3 |
Transmission route | |
Sexual intercourse | 68.2 |
Sharing injection materials | 18.6 |
Unknown (various concomitant practices) | 10.2 |
Other | 3 |
CD4 cell count, cells/mm3 | |
< 200 | 4.8 |
201–400 | 10.5 |
> 400 | 68.1 |
Unknown | 16.6 |
Duration of infection, years, mean (M ± SD) | 13.8 ± 9.6 |
Years taking antiretroviral therapy (M ± SD) | 11.3 ± 8.3 |
Undetectable plasma viral load | 90.4 |