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. 2011 Nov 12;11:315. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-315

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study sample (n = 40)

Sociodemograpic
Age, mean (sd) 48 (6.4)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 22 (55)
 Female 18 (45)
Race, n (%)a
 White 15 (39)
 Black 6 (15)
 Other 18 (46)
Ethnicity, n (%)a
 Hispanic 30 (77)
 Non-Hispanic 9 (23)
Education, n (%)
 Grade 12/GED or lower 37 (93)
 College (partial or completed) 3 (7)
Marriage Status, n (%)
 Married/living with partner 20 (50)
 Widowed/separated/divorced/single 20 (50)
Employed, n (%)a
 Employed 4 (11)
 Unable to work/unemployed/other 34 (89)
Housing status, n (%)a
 Stable 31 (82)
 Unstable 7 (18)
Psychiatric
Psychiatric illness, n (%)b
 Current psychiatric illness 26 (65)
 No current psychiatric illness 14 (35)
Depression: Beck Depression Inventory-II, n (%)
 BDI 0-19 (none, minimal or mild) 19 (48)
 BDI 20-28 (moderate) 5 (12)
 BDI 29-63 (severe) 16 (40)
Drug and Alcohol Use
Alcohol (by AUDIT), n (%)
 At risk alcohol (AUDIT ≥ 8) 3 (8)
 Not at risk alcohol (AUDIT < 8) 37 (92)
Self-reported illicit drug use - past 30 days, n (%)
 Cocaine/crack within 30 days 9 (23)
 Heroin within 30 days 9 (23)
 Any heroin/cocaine/crack within 30 days 15 (38)
Years of methadone maintenance, median (IQR) 10 (5 - 18)
Median methadone dose - mg, median (IQR) 90 (60 - 140)
HCV-related Factors
HCV genotype, n (%)
 Genotype 1 or 4 24 (60)
 Genotype 2 9 (23)
 Genotype 3 7 (17)
HCV Viral Load (IU/ml), n (%)
 ≥ 800,000 IU/ml 15 (38)
 < 800,000 IU/ml 25 (62)
HIV status, n (%)
 HIV- 29 (73)
 HIV+ 11 (27)
  CD4 (cells/mm3), median (IQR) 476 (356 - 820)
  Taking HAART, n (%) 7 (64)

a missing data

b depression, anxiety disorder, psychotic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and/or bipolar disorder