TABLE 1—
Characteristics of HIV-Positive Veterans: National and Veterans Aging Cohort 3-Site Study (VACS 3)
| National (n = 5676) | VACS 3 (n = 865) | P | |
| Median age, y (range) | 49 (25–85) | 50 (29–79) | < .001 |
| Race, % | < .001 | ||
| White | 44.4 | 33.8 | |
| Black | 47.1 | 54.2 | |
| Hispanic | 8.5 | 12.0 | |
| Male, % | 96.8 | 98.7 | .002 |
| Ever homeless, % | — | 30.4 | — |
| Mental illness, % | — | 10.3 | — |
| Currently smokes, % | — | 54.1 | — |
| Intravenous drug use exposure, % | — | 33.4 | — |
| Mortality rate, unrestricteda | |||
| White | 5.4 | — | — |
| Black | 6.7 | — | — |
| Hispanic | 7.1 | — | — |
| Overall | 6.1 | — | — |
| Mortality rate, restricteda,b | |||
| White | 4.3 | 3.1 | .6 |
| Black | 4.5 | 4.1 | .7 |
| Hispanic | 4.9 | 5.2 | .4 |
| Overall | 4.4 | 3.8 | .8 |
aCalculated as number of deaths per 100 person-years.
bNational data restricted to n = 4801 identified at outpatient visits.