Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Network Density at Wave 1, SHIELD study (n=819)
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| Overall | 25% or less (n=51) | 25– 50% (n=196) | 50–75% (n=261) | 75% and above (n=311) | ||
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
| Female gender | 341 (42) | 16 (31) | 67 (34) | 120 (46) | 138 (44) | 0.02 |
| Age (Mean±SD) | 39±7.2 | 40±6.1 | 39±7.3 | 38±7.4 | 39±7.1 | 0.12 |
| HS or greater education | 440 (54) | 36 (71) | 115 (59) | 134 (51) | 155 (50) | 0.02 |
| Have a main sexual partner | 522 (64) | 19 (37) | 97 (49) | 180 (69) | 226 (73) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed in the past 6 months | 700 (85) | 40 (78) | 165 (84) | 221 (85) | 274 (88) | 0.24 |
| Homeless in the past 6 months | 170 (21) | 26 (51) | 63 (32) | 44 (17) | 37(12) | <0.001 |
| Imprisoned in the past 6 months | 109 (13) | 9 (18) | 16 (8) | 33 (13) | 51 (16) | 0.05 |
| Self-report HIV positive | 149 (18) | 15 (29) | 51 (26) | 46 (18) | 37 (12) | <0.001 |
| Drug use in the past 6 months | 601 (73) | 35 (69) | 142 (73) | 194 (74) | 230 (74) | 0.84 |
| Depressive Symptoms | ||||||
| Moderate | 172 (21) | 8 (16) | 37 (19) | 59 (23) | 68 (22) | |
| High | 300 (37) | 19 (37) | 72 (37) | 98 (38) | 111 (36) | 0.87 |