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. 2025 Oct 13;25:1295. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-11682-z

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all PWH

Characteristic Sample for healthcare visits
N (%)
N = 1,772
Sample for viral suppression
N (%)
N = 1,382
Sex
 Female 565 (31.9) 450 (32.6)
 Male 1,137 (64.2) 876 (63.4)
Gender non-binary or other 70 (4.0) 56 (4.1)
Age (years, mean, SD) 55 (12.1) 54 (12.2)
Age Group (years old)
 50–64 902 (50.9) 693 (50.1)
 65+ 341 (19.2) 234 (16.9)
 < 50 529 (29.9) 455 (32.9)
Race Group
 Asian/Other/Unknown 474 (26.8) 372 (26.9)
 Black or African American 934 (52.7) 755 (54.6)
 White 364 (20.5) 255 (18.5)
Ethnicity Group
 Hispanic or Latino 377 (21.3) 304 (22.0)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 1,311 (74.0) 1,020 (73.8)
 Unknown 84 (4.7) 58 (4.2)
Marital Status
 Divorced/Separated/Widowed 443 (25.0) 345 (25.0)
 Married/Living With Partner 389 (22.0) 284 (20.6)
 Never Married 848 (47.9) 681 (49.3)
 Unknown 92 (5.2) 72 (5.2)
Sex Orientation*
 Prefer Not To Answer or Skip 107 (6.0) 75 (5.4)
 Bisexual 148 (8.4) 123 (8.9)
 Gay 605 (34.2) 445 (32.2)
 Straight 860 (48.6) 698 (50.5)
Education
 High school degree or more 1,602 (90.4) 1,250 (90.5)
 Less than a high school degree 86 (4.9) 68 (4.9)
 Unknown 84 (4.7) 64 (4.6)
Income
 Greater than 35,000 US dollars 293 (16.5) 190 (13.8)
 Less than 35,000 US dollars 1,062 (59.9) 853 (61.7)
 Unknown 417 (23.5) 339 (24.5)
Medicaid
 No 848 (47.9) 641 (46.4)
 Yes 924 (52.1) 741 (53.6)
Medicare
 No 1,332 (75.2) 1,045 (75.6)
 Yes 440 (24.8) 337 (24.4)
Employer or Union
 No 1,587 (89.6) 1,254 (90.7)
 Yes 185 (10.4) 128 (9.3)
Other Health Plans
 No 1,583 (89.3) 1,244 (90.0)
 Yes 189 (10.7) 138 (10.0)
Ever diagnosed with COVID-19
 No 1,517 (85.6) 1,177 (85.2)
 Yes 255 (14.4) 205 (14.8)
Disability status
 no 1,554 (87.7) 1,212 (87.7)
 yes 218 (12.3) 170 (12.3)
Number of Comorbidities 
 0 886 (50.0) 710 (51.4)
 1 436 (24.6) 337 (24.4)
 ≥ 2 450 (25.4) 335 (24.2)

*”Lesbian” or “None” category was not reported given the smaller cell size