Table 1.
Comparison of People who achieved Durable Viral Suppression (DVS) to those who did not achieve DVS (non-DVS), Howard Brown Health, 2012-2019 (n=5,967)
| No Durable Viral Suppression |
Durable Viral Suppression |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | 659 | 5308 |
| Age at baseline (mean (SD)) | 39.15 (11.11) | 43.43 (12.62) |
| Not assigned male at birth (%) | 121 (18.4) | 935 (17.6) |
| Gender identity (%) | ||
| cisgender man | 559 (85.6) | 4637 (88.4) |
| cisgender woman | 32 ( 4.9) | 268 ( 5.1) |
| transgender woman | 60 ( 9.2) | 291 ( 5.5) |
| transgender man, genderqueer, or else1 | 2 ( 0.3) | 51 ( 1.0) |
| Sexual Orientation (%) | ||
| Bisexual | 62 (9.8) | 344 (6.8) |
| Gay or lesbian | 480 (76.2) | 4006 (79.7) |
| Heterosexual | 73 (11.6) | 540 (10.7) |
| Queer or else2 | 15 (2.4) | 139 (2.8) |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 304 (47.2) | 1691 (32.5) |
| Hispanic | 128 (19.9) | 1166 (22.4) |
| Others, non-Hispanic3 | 33 (5.1) | 258 (5.0) |
| white, non-Hispanic | 179 (27.8) | 2089 (40.1) |
| Insurance class (%) | ||
| Private | 141 (21.4) | 2538 (47.8) |
| Government | 328 (49.8) | 1761 (33.2) |
| Uninsured or others4 | 190 (28.8) | 1009 (19.0) |
| Housing status at baseline (%) | ||
| Unhoused | 79 (12.0) | 196 (3.7) |
| Non-permanent/Institution | 109 (17.9) | 550 (11.2) |
| Permanent | 421 (63.9) | 4164 (78.4) |
| Poverty category (%) | ||
| ≤100% FPL | 478 (72.5) | 2887 (54.4) |
| >100 to ≤200% FPL | 93 (14.1) | 869 (16.4) |
| >200% FPL | 88 (13.4) | 1548 (29.2) |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Mental health disorder (%) | 321 (48.7) | 2241 (42.2) |
| Substance abuse disorder (%) | 239 (36.3) | 1261 (23.8) |
| Diabetes or Hypertension (%) | 27 (4.1) | 361 (6.8) |
| HIV-related variables | ||
| Year of HIV onset (median [IQR]) | 2012 [2008, 2015] | 2012 [2007, 2016] |
| HIV onset before 2012 (%) | 293 (44.5) | 2403 (46.4) |
| Year of First Viral load (median [IQR]) | 2014 [2012, 2016] | 2015 [2012, 2017] |
| Year of Last Viral load (median [IQR]) | 2019 [2018, 2019] | 2019 [2018, 2019] |
| Duration of first to last Viral load (year, median [IQR]) | 3.14 [1.83, 6.02] | 2.79 [1.47, 5.52] |
| Total Viral load tests (mean (SD)) | 7 [4, 11] | 8 [5, 13] |
| Number of Viral load <100 copies/mL (median [IQR]) | 2 [0, 4] | 7 [4, 11] |
| Proportion of total Viral load <100 copies (mean (SD)) | 28 (23) | 86 (19) |
| Viral load (copies/mL) (median [IQR])5 | ||
| First Viral Load | 37280 [34160, 100000] | 20 [20, 16922] |
| Last Viral Load in 1st year | 4440 [50, 53454] | 20.00 [20, 20] |
| Last Viral Load Ever | 2660 [32, 44750] | 20 [20, 20] |
| Viral Load <100 copies/mL (%) | ||
| First Viral Load | 75 (11.4) | 3172 (59.8) |
| Last Viral Load in 1st year | 203 (30.8) | 4918 (92.7) |
| Last Viral Load Ever | 236 (35.8) | 4988 (94.0) |
Note: FPL – federal poverty line, IQR – interquartile range, SD – standard deviation
1 –
Includes genderqueer, queer, nonbinary and all other responses except missing or refused(n=67)
2 –
Includes genderqueer, gender non-conforming and replied “something else” when asked about sexual orientation except missing or refused (n=308).
3 -
Other race and ethnicity variables include Asian, Pacific Islander, Multiracial, and Unspecified.
4 –
Other insurance categories include entries like walk-in, sliding scale, or grant.