The Direct Medical Costs of Late Presentation (<𝟑𝟓𝟎/mm^𝟑) of HIV Infection over a 15-Year Period

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients followed within the Southern Alberta Clinic Cohort from 1995 to 2009 (selected years only) accessing initial HIV care with CD4 counts <350/mm³ (“late presenters”).

	1995	2000	2005	2009
Total no. of late presenters (%)	47 (67)	34 (56)	45 (56)	67 (71)
Male (%)	42 (89)	39 (87)	36 (80)	49 (73)
Median age (yrs)	30	32	33	34
[IQR]	[26–37]	[27–39]	[27–40]	[28–41]
Risk factor
MSM (%)	31 (66)	20 (58)	24 (54)	30 (45)
Heterosexual	8 (17)	5 (16)	11 (24)	29 (43)
IVDU	7 (15)	7 (22)	9 (20)	7 (10)
Other	1 (2)	2 (4)	1 (2)	1 (2)
Caucasian (%)	37 (79)	24 (70)	25 (55)	32 (48)
Median initial CD4	123	55	159	193
[IQR]	[36–211]	[10–214]	[80–261]	[63–263]