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Table 1 Factors associated with being a late presenter among new HIV diagnoses in Italy, 2010-2011

From: Late presenters among persons with a new HIV diagnosis in Italy, 2010–2011

 

Late presenter

 

Non-late presenter

 

P

AOR

(95% IC)

 

No.

% row

No.

% row

   

Total

3,059

55.2

2,486

44.8

   

Year of reporting

    

n.s.

  

2010

1,575

54.0

1,342

46.0

   

2011

1,484

56.5

1,144

43.5

   

Gender

    

n.s.

  

Male

2,261

54.5

1,887

45.5

 

1

 

Female

798

57.2

597

42.8

 

0.9

0.8-1.0

Median age at diagnosis in years (IQR)

40

(33–48)

35

(28–43)

0.000*

  

Age at diagnosis

    

0.000**

  

≤ 29

470

38.9

739

61.1

 

1

 

30–34

460

50.7

448

49.3

 

1.7

1.4-2.1

35–39

509

54.3

429

45.7

 

2.1

1.7-2.5

40–49

938

61.3

593

38.7

 

2.9

2.5-3.4

≥ 50

678

71.1

275

28.9

 

4.6

3.8-5.6

Nationality

    

0.000**

  

Italian

2,115

53.1

1,865

46.9

 

1

 

Non-national

936

60.4

614

39.6

 

1,7

1.5-2.0

Area of notification

    

0.000**

  

Northern Italy

1,888

53.2

1,658

46.8

 

1

 

Centre Italy

474

59.1

328

40.9

 

1.3

1.1-1.6

Transmission mode

    

0.000**

  

MSM

787

44.3

988

55.7

 

1

 

IDU

196

59.8

132

40.2

 

1.6

1.2-2.1

Heterosexual

1,629

61.1

1,037

38.9

 

1.7

1.5-2.0

Other/not determined

447

57.6

329

42.4

 

1.6

1.4-2.0

  1. * U Mann-Whitney test.
  2. ** Chi 2 test.