Table 1.
Characteristics of patients reporting illicit drug use (N = 674)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18–39 | 168 (25) |
| 40–49 | 340 (51) |
| ≥50 | 163 (24) |
| Race | |
| White | 218 (32) |
| Black | 350 (52) |
| Hispanic | 79 (12) |
| Other | 27 (4) |
| Male gender | 476 (71) |
| HIV risk | |
| IDU | 213 (32) |
| Non-IDU | 401 (60) |
| Unknown or missing | 60 (9) |
| Education | |
| <High school degree | 169 (25) |
| High school graduate/junior college | 412 (61) |
| College/postcollege | 89 (13) |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 153 (23) |
| Medicaid | 258 (39) |
| Medicare | 68 (10) |
| Medicaid/Medicare | 124 (19) |
| None | 63 (10) |
| No. of visits within 6 months | |
| 1–2 | 171 (25) |
| 3–5 | 173 (26) |
| 6–7 | 154 (23) |
| ≥ 8 | 176 (26) |
| Transport assistance | 227 (34) |
| Case management | 408 (61) |
| Other ancillary services | 331 (49) |
| Employed | 160 (24) |
| Discussed substance use issues | 303 (46) |
| CD4 nadir | |
| 0–49 | 181 (27) |
| 50–199 | 199 (30) |
| 200–499 | 188 (28) |
| 500 or more | 77 (11) |
| Unknown/missing | 29 (5) |
| Current use | 344 (51) |
| HBD | 76 (11) |
| Drug use severity | |
| 0–2 | 159 (24) |
| 3–5 | 215 (32) |
| 6–8 | 136 (20) |
| ≥9 | 164 (24) |