TABLE 1.
Demographic and Clinical Variables of HIV+ Individuals
| Variable | Frail (n = 21) |
Nonfrail (n = 101) |
Frail vs. Nonfrail P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 12) | Female (n = 9) | Male (n = 85) | Female (n = 16) | ||
| Age (yrs) | 58.3 (6.3) | 54.0 (5.2) | 57.3 (5.8) | 60.4 (10.2) | 0.41 |
| Race (% African American) | 67% | 67% | 54% | 81% | 0.48 |
| Education (yrs) | 12.7 (2.8) | 12.9 (2.8) | 13.8 (2.7) | 12.9 (2.8) | 0.16 |
| Affective BDI-II subscale | 3.5 (2.5) | 2.7 (3.1) | 1.5 (1.9) | 2.6 (3.1) | 0.01 |
| Duration of infection (mo) | 204 (91) | 150 (70) | 222 (108) | 177 (95) | 0.17 |
| Hepatitis C coinfection, % | 33% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 0.15 |
| Undetectable viral load (<50 copies/mL), % | 100% | 89% | 94% | 100% | 0.41 |
| Current CD4 count, median (IQR) | 672 (457–816) | 688 (371–980) | 514 (383–699) | 476 (234–913) | 0.12 |
| Nadir CD4 count, median (IQR) | 128 (68–280) | 139 (20–396) | 78 (20–270) | 31 (21–99) | 0.69 |
BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-II; IQR, interquartile range.
Bolded text represents significance at P < 0.05.