Table 2.
Overall Health score by demographic variables (N = 3778)
| Variable | Number (%) | HRQOL Measure – Overall Health scorea | Change from reference |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–29 | 605 (16.0) | 55.7 (ref.) | |
| 30–39 | 1783 (47.2) | 51.4b | -4.3 |
| 40–49 | 1055 (27.9) | 47.2c | -8.5 |
| ≥50 | 335 (8.9) | 45.4c | -10.3 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 2778 (73.5) | 51.3 (ref.) | |
| Female | 1000 (26.5) | 47.7c | -3.6 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 1286 (34.0) | 54.4 (ref.) | |
| Black | 1547 (41.0) | 48.5c | -5.9 |
| Hispanic | 901 (23.8) | 47.8c | -6.6 |
| Other | 44 (1.2) | 50.5 | -3.9 |
| Mode of exposure | |||
| MSM | 1481 (39.2) | 56.3 (ref.) | |
| IDU | 982 (26.0) | 42.1c | -14.2 |
| MSM/IDU | 310 (8.2) | 51.1 | -5.2 |
| Heterosexual contact | 691 (18.3) | 49.7c | -6.6 |
| Other (includes NIR) | 314 (8.3) | 49.0c | -7.3 |
| Most recent CD4 count | |||
| <200 | 1950 (56.4) | 46.7 (ref.) | |
| 200–499 | 812 (23.5) | 58.0c | +11.3 |
| ≥500 | 259 (7.5) | 64.9c | +18.2 |
| Unknown | 433 (12.5) | 48.7 | +2.0 |
| Education | |||
| <12 years | 1329 (35.2) | 44.7 (ref.) | |
| ≥ 12 years | 2449 (64.8) | 53.4c | +8.7 |
| Health insurance status | |||
| Private insurance | 443 (12.7) | 60.3 (ref.) | |
| Public insurance | 1889 (54.0) | 47.2c | -13.1 |
| None | 1167 (33.3) | 52.3c | -8.0 |
| Income | |||
| <$10,000/year | 2135 (61.1) | 47.1 (ref.) | |
| ≥$10,000/year | 1357 (38.9) | 57.2c | +10.1 |
| Time HIV+ status known | |||
| <12 month | 1091 (29.1) | 52.1 (ref.) | |
| ≥12 months | 2662 (70.9) | 49.7 | -2.4 |
| Current antiretroviral therapy | |||
| Yes | 2380 (65.0) | 50.8 (ref.) | |
| No | 1279 (35.0) | 50.1 | -0.7 |
| Type of recruitment | |||
| Facility-based | 2386 (63.2) | 49.5 (ref.) | |
| Population-based | 1392 (38.4) | 51.8 | +2.3 |
group totals may not sum to overall total because of missing data;
a analysis of variance; Tukey-Kramer adjustment for multiple comparisons;
b = P < 0.01; c = P < 0.001;
ref. = reference group; MSM = men who have sex with men; IDU = injection drug use; MSM/IDU = men who have sex with men and injection drug use; NIR = no identified risk