Table 1.
Population Characteristics of HIV-positive Homeless and Marginally Housed Persons in San Francisco, 1997–2000, by HCV Infection Status at Follow-up
| Characteristic | HCV Infection Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllN= 249 | PositiveN= 182 | IncidentN= 10 | NegativeN= 67 | |
| Mean age, y (±SD), range | 44 ± 8.4, 24 to 75 | 44 ± 7.6, 28 to 67 | 35 ± 6, 30 to 49* | 45 ± 10, 24 to 75 |
| Mean CD4, cells/mm3 (±SD) | 419 ± 304 | 401 ± 282 | 436 ± 105 | 467 ± 354 |
| Mean HIV RNA, c/ml (±SD) | 23,091 ± 33K | 26,247 ± 34K* | 20,008 ± 22K | 14,482 ± 28K |
| Mean ALT, IU/L (±SD) | 42 ± 40 | 48 ± 44* | 71 ± 72* | 27 ± 23 |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 205 (82) | 145 (80) | 9 (90) | 60 (90) |
| Female | 44 (18) | 37 (20) | 1 (10) | 7 (10) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 103 (41) | 78 (43) | 5 (50) | 25 (37) |
| African American | 106 (43) | 75 (41) | 3 (30) | 31 (46) |
| Latin | 16 (6) | 10 (6) | 0 | 6 (9) |
| Other | 24 (10) | 19 (10) | 2 (20) | 5 (8) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 90 (37) | 72 (40) | 4 (40) | 18 (27) |
| Bisexual | 87 (35) | 60 (34) | 3 (30) | 27 (40) |
| Homosexual | 68 (28) | 46 (26) | 3 (30) | 22 (33) |
| IDU history | ||||
| Yes | 158 (64) | 144 (79)* | 8 (90)* | 14 (21) |
| No | 91 (36) | 38 (21) | 2 (20) | 53 (79) |
| Current IDU (last 30 days) | ||||
| Yes | 53 (21) | 49 (27)* | 4 (40)* | 4 (6) |
| No | 196 (79) | 133 (73) | 6 (60) | 63 (94) |
| Current HAART† | ||||
| Yes | 120 (48) | 78 (43)* | 5 (50) | 42 (63) |
| No | 129 (52) | 104 (57) | 5 (50) | 25 (37) |
| In primary medical care‡ | ||||
| Yes | 235 (94) | 172 (94) | 10 (100) | 63 (94) |
| No | 14 (6) | 10 (6) | 0 | 4 (6) |
| In public health care system§ | ||||
| Yes | 181 (73) | 133 (73) | 5 (50) | 48 (72) |
| No | 68 (27) | 49 (27) | 5 (50) | 19 (28) |
| Homeless over 1 year|| | ||||
| Yes | 142 (57) | 112 (62)* | 5 (50) | 30 (45) |
| No | 106 (43) | 69 (38) | 5 (50) | 37 (55) |
| Alcohol use (days of last 30) | ||||
| none | 153 (61) | 114 (63) | 6 (60) | 40 (60) |
| 1–4 | 39 (16) | 28 (15) | 2 (20) | 11 (16) |
| >4 | 56 (23) | 40 (22) | 2 (20) | 16 (24) |
| Depression (BDI score)¶ | ||||
| Minimal (<14) | 114 (46) | 75 (41) | 3 (30) | 39 (58) |
| Mild-moderate (14–28) | 79 (32) | 63 (35) | 4 (40) | 16 (24) |
| Severe (>28) | 25 (10) | 20 (11) | 3 (30) | 5 (8) |
| Mean BDI ± SD | 14.7 ± 10.6 | 15.9 ± 10.5* | 20.8 ± 12.6* | 11.6 ± 10.2 |
*
P < .05, compared to HCV-negatives. Characteristics determined within 28 days (median) of HCV data collection, unless otherwise noted.
†
Minimum of 3 antiretroviral drugs.
‡
Contact with provider within the last 6 months.
§
The SFDPH Community Health Network.
||
Self-report at cohort baseline
¶
Reflects those participants undergoing BDI assessment within 102 days (median) of HCV data collection.