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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the HIV group and the comparison group

From: Risk of cancer among HIV-infected patients from a population-based nested case–control study: implications for cancer prevention

Variable

HIV Patients (n = 1,115)

Control (n = 4,460)

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

P-value

Age

  

1

24

137 (12.3)

548 (12.3)

 

 25 – 44

626 (56.1)

2,504 (56.1)

 

 45 – 64

202 (18.1)

808 (18.1)

 

65

150 (13.5)

600 (13.5)

 

Gender

  

1

 Male

836 (75)

3,344 (75)

 

 Female

279 (25)

1,116 (25)

 

Monthly income

  

<0.001

 NTD 0 ~ 17280

502 (45)

1,355 (30.4)

 

 NTD 17281 ~ 28800

399 (35.8)

1,624 (36.4)

 

 NTD ≥28801

279 (19.2)

1481 (33.2)

 

Urbanization level

  

<0.001

 1

355 (31.8)

1,291 (29)

 

 2

313 (28.1)

1,412 (31.7)

 

 3

210 (18.8)

891 (20)

 

 4

139 (12.5)

538 (12.1)

 

 5

22 (2)

78 (1.8)

 

 6

35 (3.1)

126 (2.8)

 

 7

41 (3.7)

124 (2.8)

 

Modified Charlson score

  

<0.001

 0

29 (2.6)

1,644 (36.8)

 

 1-5

1011 (90.7)

2638 (59.2)

 

6

75 (6.7)

184 (4.1)

 

Mean follow-up time (months)

55.53

56.12

 

  SD

38.70

36.96

 

  Q1

26.73

26.9

 

  Q3

76.98

73.73

 

Cancer

104 (9.3)

119 (2.7)

<0.001

  1. Modified Charlson index: Charlson index excluding HIV/AIDS, malignancy.
  2. SD: standard deviation.
  3. Q1: first interquartile, Q3: third interquartile.