Table 1.: Baseline Characteristics of a Series of 101 Late Presenters

Variable N (%)
Female 28 (27.7)
Male 73 (72.3)
Age 44±9.8
Risk Group
   MSM 43 (42.6)
   heterosexuals 28 (27.7)
   IVDU 29 (28.7)
   vertical transmission 1
Age over 40 57 (56.4)
Clinical AIDS 71 (70.3)
AIDS Defining Condition
     TB 23 (32.4)
     PCP 15 (21.1)
     CE 10 (14.1)
     WS 9 (12.7)
     CNM 4 (5.6)
     TGE 4 (5.6)
     CMV 3 (4.2)
     ADC 2 (2.8)
     KS 1 (1.4)
CD4 count/µl (mean ± SD) 26.3±18.0
HCV co-infection 32 (31.6)

Men having sex with men (MSM); Intravenous drug users (IVDU); TB (Tuberculosis); PCP (P. carinii pneumonia); CE (Candida esophagitis); WS (Wasting syndrome); CNM (C. neoformans meningitis); TGE (Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis); CMV (Cytomegalovirus disease); ADC (AIDS dementia complex); KS (Kaposi sarcoma)