| Table 1: Comparison of selected sociodemographic characteristics of all 10 391 AIDS cases reported to the AIDS Case Reporting Surveillance System (ACRSS) and the 5755 ACRSS cases linked to the Canadian Mortality Data Base (CMDB)* | |||
| Characteristic | No. (and %) of cases | p value | |
| All cases | Cases linked to the CMDB | ||
| Sex | 0.073 | ||
| Male | 9779 (94.1) | 5456 (94.8) | |
| Female | 612 (5.9) | 299 (5.2) | |
| Risk-factor group | < 0.001 | ||
| Gay or bisexual men | 7890 (75.9) | 4517 (78.5) | |
| Intravenous drug users | 310 (3.0) | 102 (1.8) | |
| Gay or bisexual men who are intravenous drug users | 374 (3.6) | 197 (3.4) | |
| Heterosexual persons | 506 (4.9) | 201 (3.5) | |
| Other or unknown | 857 (12.6) | 738 (12.8) | |
| Year of AIDS index diagnosis | < 0.001 | ||
| Before 1986 | 623 (7.2) | 533 (9.3) | |
| 1986-88 | 2604 (30.2) | 2287 (39.7) | |
| 1989-91 | 3937 (45.6) | 2566 (44.6) | |
| 1992 | 1460 (17.0) | 369 (6.4) | |
| Age, yr | 0.028 | ||
| 0-29 | 2035 (19.6) | 1105 (19.2) | |
| 30-39 | 4549 (43.8) | 2425 (42.1) | |
| 40-49 | 2723 (26.2) | 1550 (26.9) | |
| >= 50 | 1084 (10.4) | 675 (11.7) | |
| *Restricted to AIDS cases and deaths reported before or on Dec. 31, 1992. | |||
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