Table 2.

Comparison of NVS and HIV clinic population at the EJC and VA

	EJC + VA	NVS at the EJC + VA	P value*
Median Age	46 (EJC),51 (VA)	50	ND
Race	85% AA, 15% W	100% AA	p=.007
Sex	65% M, 35% F	53% M, 47% F	p=.13
Risk Factor for HIV	60% IDU, 35% HS, 6% MSM	59% IDU, 35% HS, 6% MSM	p=.99

N=2484 total HIV-1 patients at the EJC clinics. N= 34 NVS at the EJC and VA clinics (there were six other NVS in the study recruited from other clinics, but their demographics were not significantly different from the other NVS and not shown here). AA= african-american, W=white, M=male, F=female, IDU= injection drug use, HS= heterosexual, MSM=men who have sex with men, ND=not done.

^*P value derived from chi-square or Fisher’s exact test.