Table 1 Patient characteristics at first cART by year of first cART

Sex

M

735 (95%)

878 (94%)

258 (92%)

424 (93%)

F

36 (5%)

56 (6%)

22 (8%)

30 (7%)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

39 (8.9)

39 (9.9)

40 (10.0)

43 (10.2)

Median (IQR)

37 (32,45)

37 (31,45)

39 (33,46)

42 (36,49)

HIV exposure

MSM

641 (83%)

728 (78%)

195 (70%)

336 (74%)

MSM+IDU

31 (4%)

40 (4%)

16 (6%)

9 (2%)

IDU

12 (2%)

34 (4%)

3 (1%)

8 (2%)

Heterosexual

45 (6%)

69 (7%)

44 (16%)

65 (14%)

Other/unknown

42 (5%)

63 (7%)

22 (8%)

36 (8%)

Year first HIV diagnosis

< = 1989

334 (43%)

244 (26%)

46 (16%)

36 (8%)

1990-94

313 (41%)

290 (31%)

50 (18%)

42 (9%)

1995-99

119 (15%)

395 (42%)

68 (39%)

67 (15%)

2000+

0

0

109 (39%)

267 (59%)

Not known

5 (1%)

5 (1%)

7 (3%)

42 (9%)

Prior AIDS

No

620 (80%)

808 (87%)

234 (84%)

407 (90%)

Yes

151 (20%)

126 (13%)

46 (16%)

47 (10%)

Prior mono/Double ART

No

182 (24%)

632 (68%)

209 (75%)

377 (83%)

Yes

589 (76%)

302 (32%)

71 (25%)

77 (17%)

HCV

No/not tested

673 (87%)

822 (88%)

248 (89%)

423 (93%)

Ever positive

98 (13%)

112 (12%)

32 (11%)

31 (7%)

HBV

No/not tested

726 (94%)

878 (94%)

263 (94%)

444 (98%)

Ever positive

45 (6%)

56 (6%)

17 (6%)

10 (2%)

Log10 viral load

Mean (SD)

4.6 (1.03)

4.5 (1.01)

4.6 (1.11)

4.4 (1.3)

Median (IQR)

4.7 (4.0,5.4)

4.7 (3.9,5.3)

4.9 (4.2,5.4)

4.8 (3.7,5.2)

N missing

409 (53%)

171 (18%)

44 (16%)

60 (13%)

CD4 Count

Mean (SD)

247 (180)

356 (241)

331 (259)

332 (238)

Median (IQR)

220 (180,369)

330 (180,487)

283(130,486)

279 (180,429)

N missing

187 (24%)

167 (18%)

41 (15%)

51 (11%)