From: Increasing late diagnosis in HIV infection in South Korea: 2000-2007
Characteristic | Total No. (%) | Study population No. (%) | Late diagnosis | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
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 |  |  | No. | %* | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR(95%CI) | P-value |
Total | 4259 | 2299 | 858 | 37.3 | - | - | - | - |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 3935 (92) | 2108 (92) | 798 | 37.9 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   Female | 324 (8) | 191 (8) | 60 | 31.4 | 0.8 (0.5-1.0) | 0.079 | 0.8 (0.6-1.2) | 0.291 |
Age at HIV diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15-29 | 984 (23) | 617 (27) | 128 | 20.8 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   30-39 | 1386 (33) | 734 (32) | 248 | 33.8 | 2.0 (1.5-2.5) | <.001 | 1.7 (1.3-2.3) | <.001 |
   40-49 | 1025 (24) | 525 (23) | 258 | 49.1 | 3.7 (2.8-4.8) | <.001 | 2.6 (1.9-3.5) | <.001 |
   50≤ | 864 (20) | 423 (18) | 224 | 53 | 4.3 (3.3-5.6) | <.001 | 2.7 (2.0-3.7) | <.001 |
Transmission route§ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Heterosexual | 2259 (59) | 1189 (56) | 412 | 34.7 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   Homosexual | 1585 (41) | 917 (44) | 268 | 29.2 | 0.8 (0.6-0.9) | 0.008 | 0.8 (0.7-0.9) | 0.045 |
   Other†| 13 (0) | 5 (0) | 2 | 40 | 1.3 (0.2-7.6) | 0.802 | 2.1 (0.3-14) | 0.442 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Metropolitan | 3021 (71) | 1595 (69) | 593 | 37.2 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   Small town or rural | 1238 (29) | 704 (31) | 265 | 37.6 | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 0.832 | 0.8 (0.7-1.0) | 0.117 |
Screening site | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Public health center | 868 (20) | 545 (24) | 154 | 28.3 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   Hospital | 3047 (72) | 1529 (66) | 676 | 44.2 | 2.0 (1.6-2.5) | <.001 | 0.9 (0.7-1.3) | 0.657 |
   Blood center | 344 (8) | 225 (10) | 28 | 12.4 | 0.4 (0.2-0.6) | <.001 | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | 0.003 |
Reason for testing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Health check-ups | 1466 (40) | 940 (41) | 231 | 24.6 | Reference | - | Reference | - |
   Knowledge of statusa | 561 (15) | 377 (16) | 114 | 30.2 | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) | 0.035 | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) | 0.421 |
   Risky behaviorsb | 276 (8) | 187 (8) | 38 | 20.3 | 0.8 (0.5-1.2) | 0.213 | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) | 0.187 |
   Clinical manifestationc | 1104 (30) | 700 (31) | 450 | 64.3 | 5.5 (4.4-6.8) | <.001 | 3.0 (2.4-3.8) | <.001 |
   Others | 259 (7) | 95 (4) | 25 | 26.3 | 1.1 (0.7-1.8) | 0.708 | 0.9 (0.6-1.6) | 0.827 |