Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Seroconverter HBM in the MACS Data
Variables | *patients | AIDS (N = 267) | Non-AIDS (N = 156) | Death (N = 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MACS recruitment | N = 674 |  |  |  |
1984–85 & 1987–90 | 581(86.20) | 266(99.63) | 132(84.62) | 23(92.00) |
2001–3 & 2010 | 93(13.80) | 1(0.37) | 24(15.38) | 2(8.00) |
Age at diagnosis | N = 667 |  |  |  |
<40 | 473(70.91) | 205(77.36) | 94(60.26) | 14(58.33) |
≥40 | 194(29.09) | 60(22.64) | 62(39.74) | 10(41.67) |
Baseline CD4, per μl | N = 629 |  |  |  |
< 350 | 51(8.11) | 22(8.84) | 9(6.04) | 0(0.00) |
350–500 | 102(16.22) | 47(18.88) | 16(10.74) | 6(31.58) |
≥500 | 476(75.68) | 180(72.29) | 124(83.22) | 13(68.42) |
Baseline CD8, per μl | N = 629 |  |  |  |
< 500 | 91(14.47) | 45(18.07) | 17(11.41) | 4(21.05) |
500–1000 | 337(53.58) | 129(51.81) | 79(53.02) | 12(63.16) |
≥1000 | 201(31.96) | 75(30.12) | 53(35.57) | 3(15.79) |
Baseline WBC, per μl | N = 663 |  |  |  |
< 5000 | 191(28.81) | 78(29.43) | 39(25.32) | 10(43.48) |
≥5000 | 472(71.19) | 187(70.57) | 115(74.68) | 13(56.52) |
Baseline RBC, × 105, per μl | N = 667 |  |  |  |
<4.5 | 90(13.49) | 25(9.43) | 31(19.87) | 1(4.17) |
≥4.5 | 577(86.51) | 240(90.57) | 125(80.13) | 23(95.83) |
Baseline platelets, × 103, per μl | N = 660 |  |  |  |
< 150 | 40(6.06) | 10(3.77) | 9(5.92) | 6(26.09) |
150–250 | 347(52.58) | 127(47.92) | 90(59.21) | 8(34.78) |
≥250 | 273(41.36) | 128(48.30) | 53(34.87) | 9(39.13) |