Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics among three groups
From: Case control study: magnetic resonance spectroscopy of brain in HIV infected patients
Variable | Healthy controls | Asymptomatic HIV | HIV with CNS lesion | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||
n = 30 | n = 20 | n = 21 | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 19 | 11 | 20 | 50 (70.42Â %) |
Female | 11 | 09 | 01 | 21 (29.58Â %) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 (67.61Â %) |
Unmarried | 14 | 03 | 06 | 23 (32.39Â %) |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Upper (I) | 17 | 02 | 01 | 20 (28.17Â %) |
Upper Middle (II) | 06 | 03 | 02 | 11 (15.49Â %) |
Lower Middle (III) | 02 | 05 | 03 | 10 (14.08Â %) |
Upper Lower (IV) | 04 | 06 | 15 | 25 (35.21Â %) |
Lower (V) | 01 | 04 | 00 | 05 (07.04Â %) |
High risk behavior | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 30 | 00 | 00 | 30 |
Not specified | 00 | 04 | 01 | 05 |
Heterosexual intercourse | 00 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
I.V. needle sharing | 00 | 00 | 02 | 02 |
Blood transfusion | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 |
Tattooing | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 |
From spouse | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 |
Presenting complaints | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 30 | 00 | 00 | 30 |
Fever | 00 | 11 | 08 | 19 |
Altered sensorium | 00 | 00 | 11 | 11 |
Retrospective after spouse | 00 | 03 | 00 | 03 |
Antenatal screening | 00 | 02 | 00 | 02 |
Others | 00 | 04 | 02 | 06 |