Korean Patients Presenting with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease: Epidemiological Features by Age Group

We explored factors influencing presentation with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease by age group. Data were derived from a city-wide cross-sectional survey of 759 HIV-infected adults living in Seoul, Korea. The significance of each observed factor was assessed via multivariate logistic regression. 

Of subjects aged 20-34 years, lower educational level had a positive influence on presentation with advanced HIV disease; those recently diagnosed with HIV were more likely to be presented with advanced HIV disease. Of the subjects aged 35-49 years, those w ith advanced HIV disease were more likely to have been diagnosed during health check-ups or via clinical manifestations. Of the subjects aged ≥ 50 years, presentation with advanced HIV disease was significantly more common in older subjects and less common among individuals diagnosed with HIV in 2000-2006. 

In conclusion, a lower educational level in younger subjects and more advanced age in older subjects positively influence the presentation of advanced HIV disease.

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By:  Cho Ryok Kang,1,7 Ji Hwan Bang,1,2 Sung-Il Cho,1,3 Kui Nam Kim,4 Hee-jin Lee,4 Bo Yeong Ryu,1,7 Soo Kyung Cho,1,7 Young Hwa Lee,1,3 Myoung-don Oh,1,5 and Jong-Koo Lee1,6

¹Seoul Center for Infectious Disease Control, Seoul, Korea.

²Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

³Department of Epidemiology, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, Korea.

⁴Division of Life & Health, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, Korea.

⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁶Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁷Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author.

Address for Correspondence: Ji Hwan Bang, MD. Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center 20 Boramaero 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea. Tel: +82.2-870-3209, Fax: +82.2-831-2826, Email:moc.liamg@hcribdnuor

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