Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Study Population N=951 (%) |
Patients with any ED visits N=308 (%) |
Patients admitted from ED N=121 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–49 | 677 (71) | 222 (72) | 87 (72) |
| >50 | 267 (28) | 83 (27) | 33 (27) |
| Missing | 7 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Race | |||
| White | 294 (31) | 77 (25) | 25 (21) |
| Black | 491 (52) | 177 (57) | 76 (62) |
| Hispanic | 130 (14) | 39 (13) | 14 (12) |
| Other/missing | 36 (4) | 15 (5) | 6 (5) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 648 (68) | 176 (57) | 69 (57) |
| Female | 303 (32) | 132 (43) | 52 (43) |
| HIV Risk Factor* | |||
| IDU | 256 (27) | 110 (36) | 44 (36) |
| MSM | 319 (34) | 73 (24) | 25 (21) |
| HET | 282 (30) | 96 (31) | 35 (29) |
| Other/Missing | 94 (10) | 29 (9) | 17 (14) |
| First CD4 Count of 2003 (cells/mm3) | |||
| <50 | 45 (5) | 18 (6) | 11 (9) |
| 50–199 | 114 (12) | 35 (11) | 18 (15) |
| 200–499 | 319 (34) | 99 (32) | 36 (30) |
| >499 | 234 (25) | 70 (23) | 21 (17) |
| Missing | 239 (25) | 86 (28) | 35 (29) |
| HIV-1 RNA(copies/ml) | |||
| <400 | 349 (37) | 123 (34) | 52 (42) |
| ≥ 400 | 360 (38) | 100 (39) | 36 (36) |
| Missing | 242 (25) | 85 (35) | 33 (39) |
| HAART | |||
| No | 292 (31) | 100 (32) | 42 (35) |
| Yes | 659 (69) | 208 (68) | 79 (65) |
| Bodily Pain | |||
| 1st Quartile | 206 (22) | 40 (13) | 10 (8) |
| 2nd Quartile | 241 (25) | 66 (22) | 21 (17) |
| 3rd Quartile | 208 (22) | 77 (25) | 28 (23) |
| 4th Quartile | 291 (31) | 122 (40) | 60 (50) |
| Missing | 5 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (2) |
| Illicit drug use | |||
| Current | 344 (36) | 122 (40) | 48 (40) |
| Former | 336 (35) | 121 (40) | 48 (40) |
| Never | 267 (28) | 62 (22) | 24 (20) |
| Missing | 4 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Alcohol use | |||
| Hazardous binge drinking | 101 (10) | 20 (7) | 6 (5) |
| Social Alcohol Usage | 275 (29) | 81 (27) | 25 (21) |
| No Alcohol | 573 (60) | 204 (67) | 89 (74) |
| Missing | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Education | |||
| < High school degree | 244 (26) | 92 (30) | 39 (32) |
| High school grad/junior college | 569 (61) | 186 (61) | 72 (59) |
| College/ post-college | 127 (14) | 27(9) | 9 (7) |
| Missing | 11 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Employment | |||
| Working | 225 (24) | 48 (16) | 10 (8) |
| Retired | 151 (16) | 54 (17) | 25 (21) |
| Disabled | 475 (50) | 178 (58) | 77 (64) |
| Unemployed | 91 (10) | 26 (9) | 9 (7) |
| Missing | 9 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Insurance | |||
| Private | 215 (23) | 51 (17) | 17 (14) |
| Medicaid | 357 (38) | 147 (48) | 58 (48) |
| Medicare | 92 (10) | 28 (9) | 15 (12) |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 181 (19) | 61 (20) | 25 (21) |
| None | 94 (10) | 16 (5) | 5 (4) |
| Missing | 12 (1) | 5 (2) | 1 (1) |
| Primary Care Visits | |||
| ≤3 | 375 (40) | 95 (31) | 24 (20) |
| 4, 5 | 117 (12) | 33 (11) | 9 (7) |
| 6, 7 | 227 (24) | 78 (26) | 39 (32) |
| ≥8 | 232 (24) | 99 (32) | 47 (40) |
| Number of ED Visits | |||
| 0 | 642 (68) | ---- | |
| 1 | 162 (17) | 52 (43) | |
| 2 | 74 (8) | 29 (24) | |
| 3 or more | 65 (7) | 40 (33) | |
| Missing | 8 (1) | ---- | |
*
IDU-Injection drug use, MSM- Men who have sex with men, , HET- heterosexual transmission.
Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.