Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (y), N (%) | 43.3 (8.4) |
| Sex | |
| Male, N (%) | 387 (86.0) |
| Female, N (%) | 63 (14.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Caucasian, N (%) | 204 (45.3) |
| African American, N (%) | 225 (50.0) |
| Hispanic, N (%) | 10 (2.2) |
| Asian, N (%) | 2 (0.4) |
| Other, N (%) | 9 (2.0) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Heterosexual, N (%) | 148 (32.9) |
| Gay or lesbian, N (%) | 227 (50.4) |
| Bisexual, N (%) | 54 (12.0) |
| Asexual, N (%) | 2 (0.4) |
| Refused to answer, N (%) | 19 (4.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, N (%) | 327 (72.8) |
| Married or living with significant other, N (%) | 122 (27.2) |
| Children | |
| Has one or more children, N (%) | 139 (30.9) |
| No children, N (%) | 311 (69.1) |
| Health insurance | |
| No health insurance, N (%) | 54 (12.0) |
| Has health insurance (includes VA), N (%) | 396 (88.0) |
| Education | |
| Did not graduate from high school, N (%) | 60 (13.3) |
| High school graduate or some college, N (%) | 258 (57.3) |
| College graduate or professional education, N (%) | 132 (29.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Working full time, N (%) | 180 (40.0) |
| Working part-time, N (%) | 51 (11.6) |
| Not working, N (%) | 218 (48.4) |
| Housing | |
| Unstable,*N (%) | 35 (7.8) |
| Stable, N (%) | 415 (92.2) |
| Mean (SD) number of alcoholic drinks/mo | 12.5 (30.2) |
| History of injection drug use | |
| Past history of use, N (%) | 61 (14.1) |
| No history, N (%) | 371 (85.9) |
| Mean (SD) duration since HIV diagnosis (y) | 8.4 (5.3) |
| HAART status | |
| Currently on HAART, N (%) | 342 (76.3) |
| Not on HAART, N (%) | 106 (23.7) |
| Mean (SD) CD4 count (cells/μL) | 420.5 (301.0) |
| Viral load level | |
| ≤400 copies/mL, N (%) | 232 (52.6) |
| >400 copies/mL, N (%) | 209 (47.4) |
| Type of hospital | |
| VA hospital, N (%) | 100 (22.2) |
| University hospital | 350 (77.8) |
*
Unstable housing: transient or homeless.
HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; VA, Veterans Affairs.