Table 1 Epidemiological and subtype distribution of individuals included in this survey
Epidemiological data | Subtype distribution (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Number | B | C | F | URF | Others | |
Gender (male) | 45% | Sao Paulo (n = 47) | 82 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Age (years) | 36 ± 8 | Rio de Janeiro (n = 47) | 87 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Risk factor for HIV (%) | Salvador (n = 34) | 70 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | |
Homosexual | 23.6 | Porto Alegre (n = 34) | 28 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bisexual | 11 | Belem/Brasilia (n = 48) | 84 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Heterosexual | 56.1 | ||||||
Intravenous drug user | 0 | ||||||
Blood transfusion | 1.6 | ||||||
Other/multiple | 8.7 | ||||||
Biological parameters | |||||||
CD4 (cells/mm3)a | 575 ± 221 | ||||||
Viral load (log of copies/ml)b | 4.58 ± 4.75 |