Table 1.

Characteristics of 171 participants in the Steps Study, overall and stratified by late (CD4 cell count <200 mm³) or early (CD4 cell count ≥200 mm³) diagnosis.

	All participants	%	Late diagnosis n=87	%	Early diagnosis n=84	%	Χ2-value (P-value)
Gender: n=171							1.70 (0.19)
Male	116	67.8	63	72.4	53	63.1
Female	55	32.2	24	27.6	31	36.9
Age: n=171							5.19 (0.07)
18–30 yrs	52	30.4	20	23.0	32	38.1
31–50 yrs	91	53.2	53	60.9	38	45.2
>50 yrs	28	16.4	14	16.1	14	16.7
Race: n=171							5.66 (0.06)
Hispanic	68	39.8	42	48.3	26	31.0
Black	87	50.9	37	42.5	50	59.5
White	16	9.4	8	9.2	8	9.5
Education: n=169							5.66 (0.06)
No degree	76	45.0	44	51.2	32	38.6
High school/GED	44	26.0	24	27.9	20	24.1
Any college	49	29.0	18	20.9	31	37.3
Annual income: n=167							0.49 (0.78)
<$14,999	108	64.7	53	62.4	55	67.1
$15,000–$24,999	36	21.6	19	22.4	17	20.7
>$25,000	23	13.8	13	15.3	10	12.2
HIV risk: n=170							2.36 (0.12)
IDU/MSM	67	39.4	29	33.7	38	45.2
Other	103	60.6	57	66.3	46	54.8
Diagnosis: n=171							35.4 (<0.001)
Hospital/ER	76	44.4	58	66.7	18	21.4
Other	95	55.5	29	33.3	66	78.6

Abbreviations: GED, graduate equivalency degree; IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men; ER, emergency room.