Human Papillomavirus Positivity in the Anal Canal in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Men Who Have Anal Sex with Men in Guangzhou, China: Implication for Anal Exams and Early Vaccination

Table 1

Demographic characteristics among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men in Guangzhou.

Demographic characteristic	HIV-infected		HIV-uninfected		All
	Number/median	IQR/%	Number/median	IQR/%	Number/median	IQR/%
Age at recruitment (year)	26.0	20–38	26.0	20–39	26.0	19–40
18–24	29	36.7	35	41.2	64	39.0
25–34	42	53.2	44	51.8	86	52.4
35	8	10.1	6	7.1	14	8.5
Education level
Middle school or less	19	24.1	13	15.3	32	19.5
Technical diploma	26	32.9	21	24.7	47	28.7
University or above	34	43.0	51	60.0	85	51.8
Ethnicity
Han	76	96.2	79	92.9	155	94.5
Other	3	3.8	6	7.1	9	5.5
Profession
Student	12	15.2	18	21.2	30	18.3
Service industry	16	20.3	21	24.7	37	22.6
Private company	15	19.0	10	11.8	25	15.2
Other	36	45.6	36	42.4	72	43.9
Marital status
Unmarried/divorced	71	89.9	79	92.9	14	8.5
Married	8	10.1	6	7.1	150	91.5
Frequency of drinking
Every day or often	5	6.3	6	7.1	11	6.7
Sometimes	25	31.7	30	35.3	55	33.5
Seldom or never	49	62.0	49	57.7	98	59.8

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