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Table 1 Social-behavioral and clinical characteristics of anal HSIL and cancer cases compared with non-HSIL or cancer subjects (N = 112 individuals) from the 1917 clinic

From: A 12-year retrospective evaluation of anal pre-cancerous lesions and cancer in people living with HIV-1 infection in the Southeastern U.S

  Anal HSIL
(N = 79)
Anal cancer (N = 43) Anal HSIL and cancer free (N = 4367)
Race
 Blacks 42 (53.2) 18 (41.9) 2618 (60.0)
 Whites 36 (45.6) 24 (55.8) 1575 (36.0)
 Others 1 (1.2.) 1 (2.3) 174 (4.0)
Gender
 Men 76 (96.0)* 43 (100)* 3315 (75.9)
 Women 3 (4.0)* 0 (0)* 1028 (23.5)
 Transgender individuals 0 (0)* 0 (0) 24 (0.50)
Self-reported sexual risks
 Heterosexual 5 (6.5)* 7 (17.1) 1826 (43.5)
 MSM 72 (93.5)* 34 (82.9) 2360 (56.2)
 Others 0 (0)* 0 (0) 11 (0.30)
Median age at HIV diagnoses (years) 28.8 (24.6–37.7) 31.7 (25.6–38.8) 32.9 (26.4–54.0)
Median age at study enrollment (years) 38.4 (27.3–46.7) 44.9 (40.7–50.9) 40.9 (31.8–59.1)
Median age at anal HSIL, cancer, or last clinical visit (years) 43.8 (31.8–54.2) 51.4 (46.9–54.6) 46.1 (36.2–54.6)
Nadir CD4 count (cells/μL)
  < 200 36 (45.6) 27 (62.8) 1699 (38.9)
 200–500 28 (35.4) 11 (25.6) 1819 (41.7)
  > 500 15 (19.0) 5 (11.6) 849 (19.4)
Median CD4 count (cells/μL)
  < 200 18 (22.8) 14 (32.6)* 612 (14.0)
 200–500 28 (35.4) 19 (44.2)* 1606 (36.8)
  > 500 33 (41.8) 10 (23.3)* 2149 (49.2)
Highest VL (copies/mL)
  < 50 (undetectable) 13 (16.5) 6 (14.0) 430 (9.9)
  > 50 (detectable) 66 (83.5) 37 (86.0) 393 (90.1)
Median VL (copies/mL)
  < 50 (undetectable) 44 (55.7) 21 (48.8) 2641 (60.5)
  > 50 (detectable) 35 (44.3) 22 (51.2) 1726 (39.5)
Ever received anal/rectal Pap 1 year before diagnosis
 Yes 40 (50.6) 14 (32.6)  
 No 39 (49.4) 29 (67.4) *  
Marital status N = 78 N = 43 N = 4240
 Married/life partner 3 (3.9) 9 (20.9) 609 (14.3)
 Divorced/separated 2 (2.5) 3 (7.0) 395 (9.3)
 Single 73 (93.6) 29 (67.4) 3111 (73.4)
 Widowed 0 (0) 2 (4.7) 125 (3.0)
Employment status N = 73 N = 38 N = 3197
 Unemployed 13 (17.8) 5 (13.2) 660 (20.7)
 Disabled 23 (31.5) 21 (55.3) 866 (27.1)
 Employed 31 (42.5) 9 (23.7) 1417 (44.3)
 Retired 4 (5.5) 2 (5.3) 208 (6.5)
 Student 2 (2.7) 1 (2.5) 46 (1.4)
  1. HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, MSM men who have sex with men, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, VL viral load
  2. *: P < 0.0001; :0.0001 < P < 0.05