Table 1 Characteristics of the population used for the validation analysis
From: Validation of a self-reported HIV symptoms list: the ISS-HIV symptoms scale
Sex n (%) | |
Female | 39 (24.2) |
Male | 122 (75.8) |
Age (years) | |
Mean ± SD (n, range) | 49.0 ± 9.8 (161, 25–77) |
Median | 49.0 |
Transmission route, n (%) | |
Men having sex with men | 60 (37.3) |
Intravenous drug users | 26 (16.1) |
Heterosexual | 69 (42.9) |
Other | 6 (3.7) |
HIV status, n (%) | |
Asymptomatic (CDC A) | 91 (56.5) |
Symptomatic (CDC B | 47 (29.2) |
AIDS (CDC C) | 23 (14.3) |
Time from HIV diagnosis (years) | |
Mean ± SD (n, range) | 13.4 ± 9.2 (160, 0–30) |
Median | 13.5 |
CD4 (cells/mm3) | |
Mean ± SD (n, range) | 652 ± 312 (161, 24–1686) |
Median | 611 |
HIV-RNA cp/ml (log10) | |
Mean ± SD (n, range) | 1.76 ± 0.6 (161, 1–6) |
Median | 1.60 |