Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Variable | Stopped ART (n = 569) | Never on ART (n = 399) | Currently on ART (n = 2,850) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | — | 40.6 (7.3) | — | 40.2 (7.9) | — | 42.5 (7.6) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 386 (67.8) | — | 299 (75.1) | — | 2,146 (75.3) | — |
| Female | 182 (32.0) | — | 98 (24.6) | — | 701 (24.6) | — |
| Transgender | 1 (0.2) | — | 1 (0.3) | — | 3 (0.1) | — |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black/African American | 303 (53.3) | — | 228 (57.3) | — | 1,502 (52.7) | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 95 (16.7) | — | 58 (14.6) | — | 528 (18.6) | — |
| White | 147 (25.8) | — | 100 (25.1) | — | 755 (26.5) | — |
| Other | 24 (4.2) | — | 12 (3.0) | — | 63 (2.2) | — |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Working | 161 (28.3) | — | 155 (38.9) | — | 832 (29.3) | — |
| Not working | 408 (71.7) | — | 244 (61.1) | — | 2,007 (70.7) | — |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 267 (46.9) | — | 168 (42.2) | — | 1,225 (43.1) | — |
| Homosexual | 204 (35.8) | — | 154 (38.7) | — | 1,236 (43.3) | — |
| Bisexual | 80 (14.1) | — | 62 (15.6) | — | 328 (11.5) | — |
| Other/not sure | 18 (3.2) | — | 14 (3.5) | — | 56 (2.1) | — |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school | 178 (31.3) | — | 98 (24.6) | — | 724 (25.4) | — |
| High school | 154 (27.1) | — | 110 (27.6) | — | 767 (26.9) | — |
| Some college | 185 (32.5) | — | 140 (35.2) | — | 936 (32.8) | — |
| College graduate | 52 (9.1) | — | 50 (12.6) | — | 423 (14.8) | — |
| CD4 count | — | 421.0 (293.2) | — | 558.1 (324.7) | — | 427.5 (292.2) |
| Viral load | ||||||
| Undetectable | 94 (17.6) | — | 87 (24.1) | — | 1,306 (47.3) | — |
| Detectable | 441 (82.4) | — | 274 (75.9) | — | 1,456 (52.7) | — |
| History of IDU | ||||||
| Yes | 106 (18.8) | — | 56 (14.1) | — | 227 (8.0) | — |
| No | 458 (81.2) | — | 342 (85.9) | — | 2,619 (92.0) | — |
| Time since HIV diagnosis | — | 9.0 (4.6) | — | 6.5 (5.3) | — | 8.6 (4.5) |