Demographic characteristics of study population at baseline
| Characteristics | Total (n=2119) | Liver function parameters (ALT, AST, TBIL) | χ2 | P value | |
| Normal hepatic function group (n=1856) | Liver damage group (n=263) | ||||
| Gender | 1.13 | 0.29 | |||
| Male | 1304 (61.5%) | 1150 (62.0%) | 154 (58.6%) | ||
| Female | 815 (38.5%) | 706 (38.0%) | 109 (41.4%) | ||
| Marital status | 6.92 | 0.14 | |||
| Unmarried | 215 (10.1%) | 178 (9.6%) | 37 (14.1%) | ||
| Married/cohabitation | 1607 (75.8%) | 1419 (76.5%) | 188 (71.5%) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 51 (2.4%) | 44 (2.4%) | 7 (2.7%) | ||
| Widowed | 236 (11.1%) | 205 (11.0%) | 31 (11.8%) | ||
| Others | 10 (0.5%) | 10 (0.5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Residence | 13.26 * | <0.001 | |||
| Guigang city | 2047 (96.6%) | 1803 (97.1%) | 244 (92.8%) | ||
| Other cities in Guangxi | 67 (3.2%) | 48 (2.6%) | 19 (7.2%) | ||
| Other provinces | 5 (0.2%) | 5 (0.3%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Age (years) at diagnosis | 6.85 | 0.03 | |||
| <40 | 722 (34.1%) | 616 (33.2%) | 106 (40.3%) | ||
| 40–60 | 884 (41.7%) | 777 (41.9%) | 107 (40.7%) | ||
| ≥60 | 513 (24.2%) | 463 (24.9%) | 50 (19.0%) | ||
| Age (years) at ART initiation | 7.66 | 0.02 | |||
| <40 | 704 (33.2%) | 600 (32.3%) | 104 (39.5%) | ||
| 40–60 | 890 (42.0%) | 781 (42.1%) | 109 (41.4%) | ||
| ≥60 | 525 (24.8%) | 475 (25.6%) | 50 (19.0%) | ||
| Transmission route | 22.33 | <0.001 | |||
| Blood transfusion | 87 (4.1%) | 62 (3.3%) | 25 (9.5%) | ||
| Sexual transmission | 1921 (90.7%) | 1697 (91.4%) | 224 (85.2%) | ||
| Other or unknown | 111 (5.2%) | 97 (5.2%) | 14 (5.3%) | ||
*Fisher’s exact test.
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ART, antiretroviral treatment; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TBIL, total bilirubin in serum.