Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of sample by gender
| Men (N = 174) |
Women (N = 94) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N (%) | N (%) | χ 2 |
| Categorical | |||
| Ethnicity | 9.52 | ||
| African-American | 91 (52.3%) | 54 (57.4%) | |
| White/Caucasian | 57 (32.8%) | 16 (17.0%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12 (6.9%) | 11 (11.7%) | |
| Other or Mixed | 14 (8.0%) | 13 (13.8%) | |
| Sexual orientation | 124.72** | ||
| Heterosexual | 38 (21.8%) | 86 (91.5%) | |
| Gay/Bisexual | 136 (78.2%) | 8 (8.5%) | |
| Ever diagnosed with AIDS | 79 (45.4%) | 41 (43.6%) | 0.17 |
| Partner/Spouse died from AIDS | 81 (46.6%) | 43 (45.7%) | 0.02 |
| Caregiver for lost loved one | 153 (87.9%) | 75 (79.8%) | 3.19 |
| Variables | M (s.d.) | M (s.d.) | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | |||
| Participant age in years | 40.0 (7.3) | 40.3 (6.4) | −.27 |
| Years of education | 13.1 (2.2) | 12.0 (2.2) | 3.94** |
| Years since HIV diagnosis | 7.4 (4.1) | 6.1 (3.8) | 2.36* |
| Number of AIDS-related loses | 9a | 5a | −3.59**b |
*
Value significant, P < .05;
**
Value significant, P < .01
a
Number represents the median within each gender
b
Mann–Whitney U z-score