Table 1.
Unweighted | Weighted % (pop.) | Any CAM % | Alt. Med. Sys. % | Mind-Body % | Biologic % | Manip./Body-Based % | Energy Healing % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 718 | 22.7 | 45.0 | 6.3 | 35.9 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 2.3 |
Male | 1748 | 77.3 | 54.7 | 11.6 | 39.4 | 28.4 | 19.8 | 4.8 |
Mode of exposure | ||||||||
IVDU | 588 | 24.4 | 55.2 | 11.6 | 42.9 | 26.4 | 13.3 | 4.3 |
Heterosexual | 507 | 18.7 | 41.7 | 6.5 | 33.0 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 2.0 |
Other | 219 | 8.4 | 38.9 | 3.5 | 29.1 | 18.9 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
MSM | 1152 | 48.4 | 57.8 | 12.5 | 40.3 | 30.7 | 24.5 | 5.2 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
African American | 786 | 32.6 | 45.2 | 7.2 | 38.0 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
Hispanic | 354 | 14.8 | 44.6 | 10.0 | 30.5 | 23.4 | 13.1 | 2.4 |
Other | 77 | 3.3 | 71.4 | 19.7 | 43.8 | 37.8 | 27.9 | 9.7 |
White | 1249 | 49.3 | 58.5 | 12.0 | 41.1 | 30.9 | 24.1 | 5.3 |
Education | ||||||||
<High School diploma | 605 | 24.8 | 39.3 | 4.9 | 28.1 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
High School diploma | 685 | 27.4 | 50.0 | 7.4 | 37.7 | 21.5 | 13.9 | 4.2 |
Associate's degree | 706 | 28.2 | 57.4 | 13.9 | 44.6 | 31.2 | 20.0 | 6.2 |
BA/BS or more | 470 | 19.6 | 65.7 | 16.4 | 44.5 | 37.1 | 31.2 | 5.2 |
Income | ||||||||
$0-$5,000 | 502 | 19.7 | 46.8 | 7.9 | 37.0 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 3.4 |
$5,001-$10,000 | 623 | 25.2 | 50.4 | 11.9 | 41.1 | 23.4 | 12.5 | 4.9 |
$10,001-$25,000 | 644 | 26.0 | 51.2 | 10.0 | 38.1 | 25.3 | 15.1 | 4.6 |
$25,001+ | 697 | 29.1 | 59.5 | 11.1 | 38.0 | 32.2 | 28.2 | 3.9 |
Insurance | ||||||||
Private HMO | 431 | 15.7 | 58.2 | 11.5 | 41.6 | 29.5 | 23.3 | 4.3 |
Medicare | 462 | 18.4 | 54.6 | 10.4 | 41.6 | 25.1 | 17.0 | 7.2 |
Medicaid | 713 | 29.1 | 48.2 | 9.5 | 38.3 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 3.2 |
Private | 348 | 16.5 | 57.2 | 12.9 | 35.3 | 31.6 | 28.9 | 2.9 |
No insurance | 512 | 20.4 | 48.8 | 8.7 | 36.8 | 26.3 | 13.3 | 4.2 |
Geographic Region | ||||||||
Northeast | 584 | 24.9 | 53.2 | 11.4 | 42.4 | 24.5 | 10.3 | 3.6 |
South | 784 | 35.9 | 42.1 | 3.7 | 31.1 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 2.1 |
Midwest | 284 | 10.6 | 55.2 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 26.3 | 18.1 | 8.4 |
West | 814 | 28.6 | 64.2 | 18.1 | 42.9 | 37.8 | 29.7 | 6.0 |
Clinical stage | ||||||||
Asymptomatic | 214 | 10.5 | 47.7 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 23.3 | 13.1 | 2.7 |
Symptomatic without AIDS | 1324 | 53.3 | 49.5 | 9.8 | 35.5 | 24.3 | 16.6 | 3.8 |
Symptomatic with AIDS | 928 | 36.3 | 58.4 | 12.6 | 44.8 | 29.1 | 19.7 | 5.4 |
Wasting syndrome | ||||||||
No | 2095 | 84.9 | 52.3 | 10.0 | 37.8 | 26.0 | 17.9 | 4.2 |
Yes | 371 | 15.1 | 54.0 | 12.6 | 43.0 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 4.7 |
CD4 Count | ||||||||
0-49 | 519 | 21.0 | 55.3 | 13.1 | 40.6 | 26.6 | 20.5 | 4.8 |
50-199 | 760 | 30.0 | 56.3 | 9.8 | 43.2 | 27.0 | 15.8 | 3.7 |
200-499 | 974 | 39.3 | 48.3 | 9.3 | 33.7 | 23.9 | 16.4 | 3.8 |
500+ | 213 | 9.8 | 52.1 | 10.7 | 39.8 | 29.6 | 18.9 | 6.6 |
ART by December 1996 | ||||||||
No | 1530 | 64.3 | 48.8 | 8.7 | 36.3 | 22.8 | 15.1 | 3.8 |
Yes | 936 | 35.7 | 59.3 | 13.3 | 42.8 | 31.6 | 21.3 | 5.1 |
Anxiety | ||||||||
No | 1918 | 78.3 | 51.0 | 9.7 | 36.4 | 25.3 | 17.0 | 4.1 |
Yes | 548 | 21.7 | 57.9 | 12.9 | 46.6 | 28.2 | 18.6 | 4.6 |
Depression | ||||||||
No | 1573 | 64.8 | 48.1 | 8.8 | 34.0 | 23.1 | 15.7 | 3.7 |
Yes | 893 | 35.2 | 60.7 | 13.3 | 47.0 | 31.2 | 20.3 | 5.3 |
Drug Dependence | ||||||||
No | 2176 | 88.7 | 51.7 | 10.1 | 37.5 | 25.5 | 17.7 | 4.4 |
Yes | 290 | 11.3 | 59.0 | 12.3 | 46.9 | 29.3 | 14.3 | 3.3 |
Heavy Drinker | ||||||||
No | 2313 | 93.6 | 53.3 | 10.8 | 39.3 | 26.5 | 17.6 | 4.4 |
Yes | 149 | 6.4 | 41.0 | 4.6 | 29.1 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 2.1 |
Total | 52.5 | 10.4 | 38.6 | 25.9 | 17.3 | 4.2 | ||
Range | Mean | SE | Median | |||||
Age | 18-77 | 38.8 | 0.3 | 38.0 | ||||
Pain | 0-100 | 69.5 | 1.0 | 70.0 | ||||
Change in Pain | −100 - 100 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||||
Energy | 0-100 | 53.7 | 1.1 | 50.0 |