Table 1

Characteristics of HIV patients registered in the Danish HIV Cohort Study.

Total number of patients
2,033
Male (%)
1,496 (73.6)
Age (years, median, IQR)
36.4 (30.1 – 44.8)
Race

     Caucasian (%)
1,530 (75.3)
     Black (%)
331 (16.3)
     Asian (%)
111 (5.5)
     Other and unknown (%)
61 (3.0)
Route of infection

     Homosexual (%)
822 (40.4)
     Heterosexual (%)
908 (44.7)
     Intravenous drug use (%)
180 (8.9)
     Other/unknown (%)
123 (6.1)
CD4 count/ul at diagnosis (median, IQR)
290 (110 – 490)
Log (HIV-RNA/ml) at diagnosis (median, IQR)
4.71 (3.97 – 5.30)

Obel et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:25   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-25