Effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) and Menopause on Risk of Progression of Cervical Dysplasia in Human Immune-Deficiency Virus- (HIV-) Infected Women
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the cohort.
Baseline characteristics
Total number of women ()
Mean age, years (SD)
36.5 (9.8)
Mean CD4+ nadir, cells/mm3
(SD)
205.9 (195.3)
Mean baseline HIV RNA, Log10 copies/mL (SD)
4.9 log (5.2)
Median number of PAP test (range)
9 (2–32)
Risk factors for HIV infection
Unprotected heterosexual contact, (%)
205 (83.7%)
IV drug use, (%)
37 (15.1%)
Vertical transmission, (%)
6 (2.4%)
History of smoking
Current smokers, (%)
131 (53.5%)
Former smokers, (%)
20 (8.2%)
Never smoked, (%)
94 (38.4%)
Race*
Black, (%)
124 (50.6%)
White, (%)
71 (29.0%)
Other, (%)
50 (20.4%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic, (%)
48 (19.6%)
Non-Hispanic, (%)
197 (80.4%)
SD: standard deviation. Other includes Asians, Native Americans, and Hispanics who declined to identify themselves as black or white.