The need to scale up HIV indicator condition-guided testing for early case-finding: a case-control study in primary care

Table 2 Patient characteristic of cases and matched controls

	Cases		Controls
	N	%	N	%
Total study population	224		2,193
History prior to index date
Between 1 and 2 years	30	13.4	289	13.2
Between 2 and 3 years	27	12.1	270	12.3
Between 3 and 4 years	7	3.1	70	3.2
Between 4 and 5 years	15	6.7	150	6.8
More than 5 years	145	64.7	1,414	64.5
Gender
Male	198	88.4	1,933	88.1
Female	26	11.6	260	11.9
Age at index date
18 to 39 years	80	35.7	788	35.9
40 to 49 years	97	43.3	946	43.1
50 to 59 years	32	14.3	309	14.1
60 years and older	15	6.7	150	6.8
Urbanisation level
very high (>2,500 addresses per km2)	76	33.9	633	28.9
high (1,500 - 2,500 addresses per km2)	49	21.9	522	23.8
medium (1,000 - 1,500 addresses per km2)	21	9.4	252	11.5
low (500 - 1,000 addresses per km2)	9	4.0	113	5.2
not urban/rural (<500 addresses per km2)	4	1.8	61	2.8
Missing	65	29.0	612	27.9
Socially deprived area (on 4-digit postal code area) ^a
Yes	26	11.6	226	10.3
No	198	88.4	1,967	89.7

^aSocially deprived areas are defined by various socioeconomic indicators determined per 4-digit postal code

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