Table 1.
Baseline Comparisons between Nurse Navigation and DC Cohort Participants.
| Nurse Navigation |
DC Cohort |
P Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 84 | n = 706 | ||
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 56.0 (48.5-62.0) | 56.6 (49.4-62.7) | |
| Male, n (%) | 82 (97.6) | 678 (96.0) | NS |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-hispanic black | 72 (85.7) | 592 (83.9) | NS |
| Non-hispanic white | 3 (3.6) | 90 (12.7) | .01 |
| Hispanic | 1 (1.2) | 15 (2.1) | NS |
| Other | 8 (9.5) | 9 (1.2) | <.001 |
| Housing | |||
| Permanent/stable | 53 (63.1) | 646 (91.5) | <.001 |
| Temporary/unstable | 16 (19.0) | 32 (4.5) | <.001 |
| Homeless | 7 (8.3) | 15 (2.1) | .001 |
| Other | 8 (9.5) | 13 (1.9) | <.001 |
| Employment | |||
| Employed (full- or part-time) | 25 (29.8) | 276 (39.1) | NS |
| Unemployed | 9 (10.7) | 242 (34.3) | <.001 |
| Retired | 8 (9.5) | 64 (9.1) | NS |
| Disabled/SSI | 20 (23.8) | 9 (1.3) | <.001 |
| Other | 22 (26.2) | 115 (16.3) | .002 |
| Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis | |||
| Psychoses | 6 (7.1) | 116 (16.4) | .03 |
| Depression/dysthymia | 26 (31.0) | 122 (18.3) | .002 |
| Anxiety/stress disorder | 7 (8.3) | 27 (3.8) | NS |
| Other mental health disorder | 11 (13.1) | 65 (9.2) | NS |
| Current substance use disorder | |||
| Alcohol | 13 (15.5) | 46 (6.5) | .003 |
| Recreational/illicit drugs | 21 (25.0) | 46 (6.5) | <.001 |
| Smoking | 27 (32.1) | 285 (40.4) | NS |
| CD4 count (cell/μL) | |||
| <50 | 7 (8.3) | 13 (1.8) | <.001 |
| 50-199 | 21 (25.0) | 62 (8.8) | <.001 |
| 200-349 | 20 (23.8) | 100 (14.2) | .02 |
| 350-499 | 11 (13.1) | 142 (20.1) | NS |
| ≥500 | 24 (28.6) | 363 (51.4) | NS |
| Missing | 1 (1.2) | 26 (3.7) | NS |
| HIV-1 RNA, copies/mL | |||
| <200 | 40 (47.6) | 536 (75.9) | <.001 |
| 200-999 | 4 (4.8) | 37 (5.2) | NS |
| 1000-9999 | 12 (14.3) | 39 (5.5) | .002 |
| 10 000-99 999 | 20 (23.8) | 44 (6.2) | <.001 |
| 100 000+ | 8 (9.5) | 24 (3.4) | .01 |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 26 (3.7) | NS |
Abbreviations: DC, District of Columbia; IQR, interquartile range; SSI, supplemental security income.