Table 1 The Demographic Characteristics, Exposure Categories, CD4+ Lymphocyte Count, and APACHE II Scores of 1,225 Hospital Admissions of 599 Patients With HIV. *
Variable | Result |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) (y) | 38.2 ± 8.9 |
Sex (no. and % of admissions) | |
Male | 754 (62) |
Female | 471 (38) |
Race (no. and % of admissions) | |
African American | 1,026 (84) |
White | 190 (16) |
Hispanic | 9 (1) |
Exposure category (no. and % of admissions) | |
Injection drug use | 333 (27) |
Heterosexual contact | 194 (16) |
Homosexuality | 138 (11) |
Commercial sex work & injection drug use | 32 (3) |
Homosexuality & injection drug use | 30 (2) |
Commercial sex work | 29 (2) |
Blood transfusion | 22 (2) |
Needle stick | 1 |
Unidentified | 446 (36) |
CD4+ lymphocyte count/μL (median) | 159 ± 223 (60) |
APACHE II score (median) | 15 ± 7 (14) |