Table 2 Difference between viral suppression of patients sampled at a single time point and durable viral suppression
Variable | Total | Final viral load test (< 200 copies/ml) (A) | Durable viral suppression (< 200 copies/ml) (B) | Relative difference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | n | % | \(\left(\frac{(B-A)}{A}\right)\times 100\) | ||||
Total | 27,706 | 100.0 | 26,602 | 96.0 | 24,133 | 87.1 | -9.3 | |||
Sex | ||||||||||
Female | 1,304 | 4.7 | 1,227 | 4.6 | 1,094 | 4.5 | -10.8 | |||
Male | 26,402 | 95.3 | 25,375 | 95.4 | 23,039 | 95.5 | -9.2 | |||
Age when infection was reported | ||||||||||
<20 | 823 | 3.0 | 768 | 2.9 | 671 | 2.8 | -12.6 | |||
20–29 | 13,094 | 47.3 | 12,479 | 46.9 | 11,227 | 46.5 | -10.0 | |||
30–39 | 9,110 | 32.9 | 8,800 | 33.1 | 8,010 | 33.2 | -9.0 | |||
40–49 | 3,405 | 12.3 | 3,317 | 12.5 | 3,070 | 12.7 | -7.4 | |||
>=50 | 1,274 | 4.6 | 1,238 | 4.7 | 1,155 | 4.8 | -6.7 | |||
Age in this study | ||||||||||
<20 | 25 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | -10.0 | |||
20–29 | 3,208 | 11.6 | 3,043 | 11.4 | 2,702 | 11.2 | -11.2 | |||
30–39 | 10,010 | 36.1 | 9,582 | 36.0 | 8,700 | 36.1 | -9.2 | |||
40–49 | 8,497 | 30.7 | 8,159 | 30.7 | 7,387 | 30.6 | -9.5 | |||
>=50 | 5,966 | 21.5 | 5,798 | 21.8 | 5,326 | 22.1 | -8.1 | |||
Educational level | ||||||||||
Senior high school or lower | 11,494 | 41.5 | 10,838 | 40.7 | 9,404 | 39.0 | -13.2 | |||
College or higher | 16,212 | 58.5 | 15,764 | 59.3 | 14,729 | 61.0 | -6.6 | |||
Risk factor | ||||||||||
MSM | 20,230 | 73.0 | 19,513 | 73.4 | 17,984 | 74.5 | -7.8 | |||
Heterosexual (female) | 718 | 2.6 | 690 | 2.6 | 643 | 2.7 | -6.8 | |||
Heterosexual (male) | 2,996 | 10.8 | 2,894 | 10.9 | 2,675 | 11.1 | -7.6 | |||
IDU | 3,718 | 13.4 | 3,466 | 13.0 | 2,795 | 11.6 | -19.4 | |||
Other factors | 44 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.1 | -7.7 | |||
Residence | ||||||||||
Taipei region | 11,333 | 40.9 | 10,988 | 41.3 | 10,213 | 42.3 | -7.1 | |||
Northern region | 3,919 | 14.1 | 3,747 | 14.1 | 3,331 | 13.8 | -11.1 | |||
Central region | 4,611 | 16.6 | 4,412 | 16.6 | 3,956 | 16.4 | -10.3 | |||
Southern region | 2,702 | 9.8 | 2,583 | 9.7 | 2,305 | 9.6 | -10.8 | |||
Kaohsiung and Pingtung region | 4,660 | 16.8 | 4,443 | 16.7 | 3,963 | 16.4 | -10.8 | |||
Eastern region | 481 | 1.7 | 429 | 1.6 | 365 | 1.5 | -14.9 | |||
Hospital level | ||||||||||
Medical centre | 15,330 | 55.3 | 14,839 | 55.8 | 13,746 | 57.0 | -7.4 | |||
Regional hospital | 11,654 | 42.1 | 11,157 | 41.9 | 9,930 | 41.1 | -11.0 | |||
Local hospital | 566 | 2.0 | 527 | 2.0 | 392 | 1.6 | -25.6 | |||
Clinic | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
Interrupted care | ||||||||||
No | 26,972 | 97.4 | 26,038 | 97.9 | 23,702 | 98.2 | -9.0 | |||
Yes | 734 | 2.6 | 564 | 2.1 | 431 | 1.8 | -23.6 | |||
Continual care | ||||||||||
No | 1,778 | 6.4 | 1,344 | 5.1 | 747 | 3.1 | -44.4 | |||
Yes | 25,928 | 93.6 | 25,258 | 94.9 | 23,386 | 96.9 | -7.4 | |||
CD4 at the beginning of this study | ||||||||||
< 350 | 5,161 | 18.6 | 4,680 | 17.6 | 3,637 | 15.1 | -22.3 | |||
>=350 | 22,530 | 81.3 | 21,909 | 82.4 | 20,484 | 84.9 | -6.5 | |||
Year in which infection was reported | ||||||||||
Before 2010 | 14,161 | 51.1 | 13,565 | 51.0 | 12,182 | 50.5 | -10.2 | |||
After 2010 | 13,545 | 48.9 | 13,037 | 49.0 | 11,951 | 49.5 | -8.3 | |||
History of drug resistance | ||||||||||
No | 26,297 | 94.9 | 25,334 | 95.2 | 23,101 | 95.7 | -8.8 | |||
Yes | 1,409 | 5.1 | 1,268 | 4.8 | 1,032 | 4.3 | -18.6 | |||