Table 1.
Demographic and HIV disease characteristics of participants with (YPHIV) and without (YPHEU) HIV.
| Youth HIV Status (Median (Q1, Q3) or Percent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | YPHIV (N=390) | YPHEU (N=211) | ||
| Youth | ||||
| Age at Study Entry | Median (Q1, Q3) | 12 (10, 14) | 10 (8, 12) | |
| Age at the Last ACASI Visit | Median (Q1, Q3) | 17 (16, 19) | 16 (14, 17) | |
| Sex | Female | 53.0% | 47.9% | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 24.4% | 37.0% | |
| Race | White | 24.0% | 34.3% | |
| Black | 74.7% | 63.7% | ||
| Other | 1.4% | 2.0% | ||
| Region | Puerto Rico | 6.2% | 11.8% | |
| Northeast/Midwest | 47.4% | 31.3% | ||
| South | 30.8% | 34.1% | ||
| West | 15.6% | 22.7% | ||
| Language use in Home | English | 79.2% | 71.6% | |
| Spanish | 13.8% | 19.4% | ||
| Bilingual | 5.1% | 5.2% | ||
| Other | 1.8% | 3.8% | ||
| YPHIV only | ||||
| Viral Load | >400 copies/ml | 36.3% | ||
| CD4 Cell Count at Entry | Median (Q1, Q3) cells/mm3 | 738 (521, 959) | ||
| Nadir CD4 Cell Count | Median (Q1, Q3) cells/mm3 | 663 (462, 880) | ||
| CDC Class | Mildly symptomatic | 33.9% | ||
| Moderately symptomatic | 29.2% | |||
| Severely symptomatic | 23.1% | |||
| Not symptomatic | 13.7% | |||
| Caregiver | ||||
| IQ | Median (Q1, Q3) | 87 (78, 100) | 83 (74, 95) | |
| Any Psychiatric Syndrome? | Yes | 29.3% | 41.0% | |
| Race | White | 35.7% | 36.9% | |
| Black | 62.9% | 60.5% | ||
| Other | 1.4% | 2.6% | ||
| Positive for Drug Use? | Yes | 2.0% | 3.6% | |
| Treated for Alcohol/Drugs? | Yes | 8.5% | 16.3% | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 24.5% | 36.9% | |
| Income | $≤20K | 45.7% | 66.0% | |
| $21–50K | 36.1% | 52.6% | ||
| $>51K | 18.2% | 8.4% | ||
| Caregiver Relationship | Biological parent(s) | 43.6% | 80.6% | |
| Other biological relative | 24.9% | 9.5% | ||
| Non-relative | 31.5% | 10.0% | ||