Ethnic and demographic variations in HIV/AIDS presentation at two London referral centres 1995-9

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Abstract
The study population comprised all patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS registered at St Thomas's or Lewisham Hospitals between 1 July 1995 and 31 January 1999. Data from medical records was analysed using spss for Windows. Univariate analyses were conducted using χ2 tests. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyse predictor variables for (1) a depressed initial CD4+ count (≤350 ×106/l) and (2) an initial HIV/AIDS diagnosis. The models were adjusted for sex, age group, ethnicity, source of referral, and HIV risk factor. The CD4+ model was adjusted for initial HIV status and the HIV/AIDS status model for initial CD4+ count.