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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2008; 14(43): 6689-6693
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6689
Table 1 Epidemiological demographic characteristics of HIV, HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV/HCV n (%)
HIVHIV/HBVHIV/HCVHIV/HBV/HCV
Number of patients and prevalence3887 (68.93)252 (4.47)1411 (25.02)89 (1.58)
Mean age (yr)45.044.250.447.8
Gender
Female1266 (32.6)48 (19.0)392 (27.8)13 (14.6)
Male2583 (66.5)203 (80.6)1005 (71.2)75 (84.3)
Male->Female or Female->Male38 (1.0)1 (0.4)14 (1.0)1 (1.1)
Ethnic group
White551 (14.2)34 (13.5)203 (14.4)16 (18.0)
Hispanic1267 (32.6)44 (17.5)553 (39.2)34 (38.2)
African American1951 (50.2)169 (67.1)630 (44.6)39 (43.8)
Other118 (3.0)5 (2.0)25 (1.8)0 (0.0)
Risk factor of HIV acquisition
Hetero1683 (43.3)90 (35.7)285 (20.2)9 (10.1)
MSM1233 (31.7)117 (46.4)148 (10.5)17 (19.1)
Hetero and MSM38 (1.0)3 (1.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
IDU407 (10.5)6 (2.4)702 (49.8)38 (42.7)
IDU and hetero90 (2.3)3 (1.2)165 (11.7)13 (14.6)
IDU and MSM24 (0.6)3 (1.2)57 (4.0)5 (5.6)
IDU and hetero and MSM6 (0.2)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)
Transfusion36 (0.9)3 (1.2)21 (1.5)0 (0.0)
Perinatal101 (2.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Other31 (0.8)1 (0.4)0 (0.0)1 (1.1)
Unknown238 (6.1)26 (10.3)32 (2.3)6 (6.7)
Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV, and HIV/HBV/HCV co-infection
HIV/HBV
   HIV/HCV
HIV/HBV/HCV
CharacteristicsOR (95% CI)POR (95% CI)POR (95% CI)P
Gender
Female (Ref)
Male1.711 (1.179-2.482)0.0051.241 (1.052-1.464)0.0112.156 (1.159-4.011)0.015
Male->Female or Female->Male0.399 (0.053-3.020)0.3741.978 (0.939-4.167)0.0732.091 (0.250-17.529)0.496
Ethnic group
White (Ref)
Hispanic0.766 (0.480-1.222)0.2630.956 (0.761-1.201)0.6990.915 (0.492-1.702)0.779
Black2.091 (1.404-3.114)< 0.0010.788 0.631-0.984)0.0360.851 (0.464-1.561)0.602
Other0.811 (0.309-2.125)0.6700.827 (0.493-1.388)0.4730.000 (0.000- . )0.996
Risk factor of HIV aquisition
Hetero (Ref)
MSM1.747 (1.247-2.448)0.0010.565 (0.446-0.715)< 0.0011.798 (0.763-4.238)0.180
Hetero and MSM1.371 (0.408-4.606)0.6100.000 (0.000- . )0.9980.000 (0.000- . )0.998
IDU0.114 (0.049-0.262)< 0.0018.956 (7.502-10.693)< 0.0016.345 (3.015-13.351)< 0.001
IDU and hetero0.247 (0.077-0.789)0.0189.106 (6.905-12.007)< 0.0019.731 (4.082-23.196)< 0.001
IDU and MSM0.714 (0.217-2.344)0.5789.179 (5.767-14.609)< 0.0019.228 (2.897-29.391)< 0.001
IDU and hetero and MSM0.000 (0.000- . )0.9990.900 (0.107-7.550)0.9230.000 (0.000- . )0.999
Transfusion1.161 (0.354-3.807)0.8063.224 (1.866-5.572)< 0.0010.000 (0.000- . )0.998
Perinatal0.000 (0.000- . )0.9960.000 (0.000- . )0.9960.000 (0.000- . )0.997
Other0.594 (0.080-4.437)0.6120.000 (0.000- . )0.9985.857 (0.715-47.994)0.100
Unknown1.984 (1.249-3.153)0.0040.703 (0.476-1.039)0.0774.219 (1.478-12.044)0.007