Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Virol. Sep 25, 2024; 13(3): 96416
Published online Sep 25, 2024. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i3.96416
Table 3 Comparison between patients who underwent follow-up at the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital and external institutions using Pearson’s χ2 test, n (%)

HNSC
External
P value
Total236220
Gender0.217
Female127 (53.8)131 (59.5)
Age (yr)0.057
18-29 70 (29.7)60 (27.3)
30-49 107 (45.3)122 (55.5)
> 50 59 (25.0)38 (17.3)
Race0.945
White167 (70.8)155 (70.5)
Education0.485
Illiterate4 (1.7)5 (2.3)
Elementary School161 (68.2)150 (68.5)
High School61 (25.8)60 (27.4)
University Education10 (4.2)4 (1.8)
City of origin0.000
Porto Alegre189 (80.1)127 (57.7)
Metropolitan region36 (15.3)73 (33.2)
Countryside11 (4.7)20 (9.1)
Hospital admission160 (67.8)161 (73.2)0.208
Initial CD4+ T-cell count0.075
0-200 cells/mm391 (38.6)71 (32.4)
201-500 cells/mm384 (35.6)70 (32.0)
> 501 cells/mm361 (25.8)78 (35.6)
Final CD4+ T-cell count 0.518
0-200 cells/mm317 (7.6)20 (9.6)
201-500 cells/mm376 (33.8)61 (29.3)
> 501 cells/mm3132 (58.7)127 (61.1)
Number of CD4+ T-cell /HIV-VL samples0.316
1-353 (22.6)55 (25.2)
4-6103 (43.8)104 (47.7)
7 or more 79 (33.6)59 (27.1)
Number of ART schemes0.215
1164 (69.5)142 (64.5)
244 (18.6)56 (25.5)
> 324 (10.2)21 (9.5)
Time of ART initiation0.001
Up to 1 month117 (50.4)103 (47.0)
1-6 months94 (40.5)67 (30.6)
6-12 months12 (5.2)24 (11.0)
After 1 year9 (3.9)25 (11.4)