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. 2013 Nov 18;8(11):e78952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078952

Table 2. Characteristics of newly treatment-eligible HIV-infected U.S. residents in NA-ACCORD, 2001–2009.

Overall (N = 8,874) Included in analysis of state contribution to ADAP budget (N = 1,082) * Included in analysis of state ADAP waiting lists (N = 620) *
N % N % N %
Age at eligibility, years (median, IQR) 40 33–46 41 34–47 37 31–44
18–29 1,555 18 139 13 131 21
30–39 2,869 32 343 32 236 38
40–49 2,989 34 397 37 196 32
50–59 1,216 14 181 17 47 8
60+ 245 3 22 2 10 1.6
Race/ethnicity
Black (non-Hispanic) 3,937 44 617 57 272 44
Hispanic 1,631 18 57 5 40 7
White (non-Hispanic) 2,944 33 382 35 293 47
Other (non-Hispanic) 362 4 26 2.4 15 2.4
Sex and transmission risk
Men who have sex with men 3,839 43 368 34 282 46
Male injection drug user 946 11 210 19 46 7
Male, heterosexual or other risk 1,764 20 162 15 145 23
Female injection drug user 387 4 115 11 12 1.9
Female, heterosexual or other risk 1,938 22 227 21 135 22
Eligibility criteria
CD4+ count 0–199 cell/uL 3,118 35 274 25 224 36
CD4+ count 200–349 cells/uL 5,464 62 775 72 380 61
Incident AIDS-defining illness (i.e., CD4+ count not <350 cells/uL) 292 3 33 3 16 2.6
Viral load at eligibility
501–999 copies/mL 152 1.7 12 1.1 6 1
1,000–9,999 copies/mL 1,299 15 156 14 56 9
10,000–99,999 copies/mL 3,743 42 464 43 248 40
100,000+ copies/mL 2,588 29 261 24 162 26
Missing 1,092 12 189 18 148 24

ART = antiretroviral therapy, IQR = interquartile range. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

*

See Figure 1 for details of study selection procedure.