Intensive Care Usage by HIV-Positive Patients in the HAART Era

Table 1

Characteristics of the 43 patients included in this study. The second column is percentage, unless stated otherwise. IQR: interquartile range; ART: antiretroviral therapy; MSM: men who have sex with men.

	Absolute numbers	Percentage (%) or IQR
Median age (IQR)	44	(40–60)
Male	32	(73%)
Race
White	23	(53.5%)
Black	10	(23.6%)
Asian	4	(9.3%)
Other	2	(4.7%)
Unknown	4	(9.3%)
HIV risk factor
Heterosexual	15	(34.9%)
MSM	23	(53.5%)
Injection drug use	3	(7%)
Unknown	2	(4.7%)
On ART
Yes	24	(55.8%)
No	13	(30.2%)
Unknown	6	(14%)
Median CD4 (IQR)	128	(9–627)
Median APACHE II (IQR)	21	(10–38)
AIDS-defining diagnosis at time of ICU admission	19	(44%)