Research Article

Molecular and Clinical Profiles of Human Pegivirus Type 1 Infection in Individuals Living with HIV-1 in the Extreme South of Brazil

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the studied population, FURG (2002-2016).

Variable/categoryN (%)Mean (± SD)

Skin color
 Non-white35 (31.8)-
 White75 (68.2)-
Gender--
 Female49 (44.5)-
 Male61 (55.5)-
Age (yr) -40.4 (±10.4)
Schooling (yr)-7 (±3.9)
Monthly income-1,007.89 (±885.4)
Marital status
 Married / with a fixed partner31 (28.2)-
 Single / without a fixed partner79 (71.8)-
Number of sexual partners -2.6 (±4.1)
Injecting drug user
 No97 (88.2)-
 Yes13 (11.8)-
Inhaled drug user
 No67 (60.9)-
 Yes43 (39.1)-
Tattoo
 No71 (64.5)-
 Yes39 (35.5)-
Blood transfusion
 No85 (77.3)-
 Yes25 (22.7)-
Hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV+)
 No100 (90.9)-
 Yes10 (9.1)-
Hepatitis B virus (HBsAg+)
 No109 (99.1)-
 Yes1 (0.9)-
Time since HIV-1 diagnosis8.2 (±5.2)
HIV-1 infecting subtype
 B11 (10.0)-
 C28 (25.5)-
 F12 (1.8)-
 Recombinants forms15 (13.6)-
 ND54 (49.1)-

SD, standard deviation; ND, not done.
According to the classification of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
Income in Brazilian reais (R$).