Table 1.
Comparison of persons with complete retention in HIV care to those with ≥1 “out of care” year in HIV care, among 61,438 individuals with ≥1 HIV-lab in the NA-ACCORD, 2000–2008
| Characteristic | Retention in Care: Complete | Retention in Care: Out ≥1 Time | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 46,078 | (75) | 15,360 | (25) | <0.001 |
| Ageb (years) | 42 | (36, 50) | 41 | (35, 48) | <0.001 |
| Sex | 0.52 | ||||
| Male | 38,478 | (75) | 12,792 | (25) | |
| Female | 7,600 | (75) | 2,568 | (25) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | <0.001 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 18,048 | (77) | 5,264 | (23) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15,174 | (70) | 6,416 | (30) | |
| Hispanic | 4,635 | (80) | 1,179 | (20) | |
| Other/Unkown | 8,221 | (77) | 2,501 | (23) | |
| HIV Risk | <0.001 | ||||
| MSM | 16,528 | (81) | 3,949 | (19) | |
| IDU | 7,584 | (65) | 4,171 | (35) | |
| Hetero | 9,116 | (76) | 2,890 | (24) | |
| Other/Unknown | 12,850 | (75) | 4,350 | (25) | |
| CD4+ Countb (cells/mm3) | 319 | (150, 515) | 347 | (178, 553) | <0.001 |
| HIV-1 RNAb (log10 copies/mL) | 3.80 | (2.32, 4.82) | 3.79 | (2.60, 4.71) | 0.15 |
| ARTb | <0.001 | ||||
| Naïve | 14,548 | (71) | 5,844 | (29) | |
| Experienced | 31,530 | (77) | 9,516 | (23) | |
| Country | <0.001 | ||||
| US | 39,799 | (74) | 13,962 | (26) | |
| Canada | 6,279 | (82) | 1,398 | (18) | |
| Maximum Time in Care (years) | 2.31 | (0.57, 5.29) | 6.03 | (3.75, 8.43) | <0.001 |
a
χ2 for categorical, Kruskal-Wallis for continuous variables
b
At 1st year of data contribution
Numbers are “Number (%)” if categorical, “Median (Inter-Quartile Range)” if continuous
HIV-lab: CD4+ lymphocyte count or HIV-1 RNA viral load
MSM: sexual contact between men; IDU: injection drug use; Hetero: heterosexual contact; ART: antiretroviral therapy