Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 63 694 people with HIV in Texas linked to prescription claims and followed from 2008 to 2015.

Characteristic	N	%	Person-years of follow-up	%
Total	63 694	100.0	276 804	100.0
Sex-HIV transmission risk group
MSM (including MSM who inject drugs)	38 891	61.1	171 928	62.1
Male PWID (excluding MSM)	2940	4.6	12 852	4.6
Male heterosexual	2956	4.6	12 836	4.6
Male other/unknown	5666	8.9	22 061	8.0
Female PWID	2204	3.5	10 061	3.6
Female heterosexual	6968	10.9	31 317	11.3
Female other/unknown	4069	6.4	15 749	5.7
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	21 858	34.3	103 840	37.5
Non-Hispanic Black	25 124	39.4	104 876	37.9
Hispanic	15 521	24.4	63 469	22.9
Other/unknown	1191	1.9	4619	1.7
Age at entry (years)
18–29	12 267	19.3	43 702	15.8
30–49	35 883	56.3	165 157	59.7
50–64	14 101	22.1	62 310	22.5
65+	1443	2.3	5635	2.0
Time from HIV report to entry (years)
<0.25	22 476	35.3	67 334	24.3
0.25 to < 1	2557	4.0	12 027	4.3
1 to <3	6169	9.7	31 017	11.2
3 to <8	16 254	25.5	86 982	31.4
8+	16 238	25.5	79 444	28.7

MSM, men who have sex with men; PWID, people who inject drugs.