Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 212 HIV-MSM)

Age (years): median (IQR)

51 (45–57)

Time since HIV diagnosis (years): median (IQR)

15.2 (5.5–22.6)

Current antiretroviral treatment: yes N (%)

209 (98.6)

CD4 cell count (/mm³): median (IQR)

682 (491–890)

CD4 nadir (/mm³): median (IQR)

271 (153–377)

HIV-RNA levels < 20 copies/mL: N (%)

173 (84.0)

  Current smoker N (%)

62 (29.2)

  Past smoker N (%)

44 (20.7)

  No smoking history (%)

100 (47.1)

  ND (%)

6 (28.3)