TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries With HIV and Comparisons With Medicare Disabled Beneficiaries and Elderly Populations: United States, 2003
| Disabled Beneficiaries | Elderly Beneficiaries | ||||||||
| Characteristic | Beneficiaries With HIV | HIV | Non-HIV | χ2 | P | HIV | Non-HIV | χ2 | P |
| Male, % | 80.2 | 80.6 | 54.1 | 993.9 | < .001 | 74.8 | 41.4 | 129.6 | < .001 |
| Age, y, % | 845.9 | < .001 | 178.3 | < .001 | |||||
| < 45 | 49.1 | 53.0 | 30.4 | ||||||
| 45–64 | 43.9 | 47.0 | 69.6 | 5.3a | 0.8a | ||||
| 65–74 | 5.9 | 79.8 | 51.9 | ||||||
| ≥ 75 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 47.3 | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity, % | 947.7 | < .001 | 539.3 | < .001 | |||||
| Black | 38.0 | 37.6 | 19.4 | 43.3 | 7.9 | ||||
| Hispanic | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 1.8 | ||||
| White | 52.1 | 52.5 | 73.5 | 47.9 | 87.5 | ||||
| Other/Unknown | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| Urban county of residence, % | 86.3 | 86.3 | 68.7 | 502.6 | < .001 | 86.5 | 71.2 | 32.1 | < .001 |
| Mortality by age group, y, % | 164.5 | < .001 | 5.1 | .025 | |||||
| < 45 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 45–64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| 65–74 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2.3 | ||||||
| ≥ 75 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 8.4 | ||||||
| Overall | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 5.2 | ||||
aElderly individuals can obtain Medicare coverage at 62 years of age.