U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 and 1998
By Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age at Diagnosis, and Risk Exposure

Table 2: 1998

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report Vol. 5/No. 3

January 5, 2000

Estimated Male Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1998 Adjusted for Reporting Delays and Risk Redistribution
	Age at Diagnosis	13-24		25-39		40-64		65+
	Exposure Category	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
White, Not Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	130	66.0	4,752	73.4	3,662	70.9	133	71.5
	Injection drug use (IDU)	17	8.6	797	12.3	806	15.6	19	10.2
	MSM and IDU	27	13.7	536	8.3	325	6.3	6	3.2
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	9	4.6	55	0.8	22	0.4	1	0.5
	Blood transfusion/components	4	2.0	30	0.5	46	0.9	5	2.7
	Heterosexual contact	9	4.6	294	4.5	291	5.6	21	11.3
	Other	1	0.5	11	0.2	14	0.3	1	0.5
	Total	197		6,475		5,166		186
Black, Not Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	267	61.0	3,486	50.1	2,109	31.2	96	32.5
	Injection drug use (IDU)	64	14.6	1,826	26.2	3,029	44.8	77	26.1
	MSM and IDU	16	3.7	438	6.3	446	6.6	9	3.1
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	5	1.1	16	0.2	22	0.3	4	1.4
	Blood transfusion/components	5	1.1	33	0.5	40	0.6	6	2.0
	Heterosexual contact	73	16.7	1,145	16.4	1,100	16.3	102	34.6
	Other	8	1.8	17	0.2	16	0.2	1	0.3
	Total	438		6,961		6,762		295
Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	148	58.0	1,952	50.5	1,083	40.7	42	37.5
	Injection drug use (IDU)	52	20.4	1,179	30.5	1,042	39.2	27	24.1
	MSM and IDU	8	3.1	235	6.1	108	4.1	2	1.8
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	6	2.4	8	0.2	5	0.2	2	1.8
	Blood transfusion/components	1	0.4	18	0.5	17	0.6	1	0.9
	Heterosexual contact	39	15.3	456	11.8	398	15.0	38	33.9
	Other	1	0.4	15	0.4	7	0.3	0	·
	Total	255		3,863		2,660		112
Asian/Pacific Islander	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	9	90.0	104	64.2	77	67.0	1	100
	Injection drug use (IDU)	0	·	19	11.7	20	17.4	0	·
	MSM and IDU	0	·	9	5.6	5	4.3	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	2	1.2	1	0.9	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	1	10.0	4	2.5	0	·	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	0	·	23	14.2	11	9.6	0	·
	Other	0	·	1	0.6	1	0.9	0	·
	Total	10		162		115		1
American Indian/Alaska Native	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	3	60.0	36	54.5	13	40.6	2	100
	Injection drug use (IDU)	0	·	16	24.2	11	34.4	0	·
	MSM and IDU	2	40.0	10	15.2	6	18.8	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	1	1.5	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	0	·	3	4.5	2	6.3	0	·
	Other	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Total	5		66		32		2
Male Subtotal*		910		17,569		14,776		596
*Totals include cases with unknown or missing race/ethnicity data.

Estimated Female Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1998 Adjusted for Reporting Delays and Risk Redistribution
	Age at Diagnosis	13-24		25-39		40-64		65+
	Exposure Category	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
White, Not Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	33	26.8	413	41.5	278	42.1	4	12.1
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	0.8	2	0.2	1	0.2	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	2	1.6	20	2.0	23	3.5	7	21.2
	Heterosexual contact	85	69.1	552	55.5	353	53.4	22	66.7
	Other	2	1.6	7	0.7	6	0.9	0	·
	Total	123		994		661		33
Black, Not Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	81	18.1	1,222	33.8	1,043	42.3	21	25.6
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	0.2	17	0.5	14	0.6	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	5	1.1	62	1.7	50	2.0	3	3.7
	Heterosexual contact	351	78.5	2,295	63.5	1,349	54.7	57	69.5
	Other	9	2.0	17	0.5	8	0.3	1	1.2
	Total	447		3,613		2,464		82
Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	24	21.8	367	36.3	253	33.2	6	15.8
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	0.9	3	0.3	5	0.7	2	5.3
	Blood transfusion/components	3	2.7	17	1.7	15	2.0	1	2.6
	Heterosexual contact	79	71.8	621	61.4	487	63.8	29	76.3
	Other	3	2.7	4	0.4	3	0.4	0	·
	Total	110		1,012		763		38
Asian/Pacific Islander	Injection drug use (IDU)	0	·	5	23.8	6	26.1	1	100
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	1	4.8	0	·	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	5	100	15	71.4	17	73.9	0	·
	Other	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Total	5		21		23		1
American Indian/Alaska Native	Injection drug use (IDU)	1	33.3	9	60.0	7	43.8	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	0	·	1	6.3	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	2	66.7	6	40.0	8	50.0	1	100
	Other	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Total	3		15		16		1
Female Subtotal*		688		5,666		3,936		155
1998 Total*		1,598		23,235		18,712		751
*Totals include cases with unknown or missing race/ethnicity data.

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AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 and 1998 By Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age at Diagnosis, and Risk Exposure

AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 and 1998
By Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age at Diagnosis, and Risk Exposure