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