Table 1. Demographic characteristics of HIV-infected Subjects and Non-HIV-infected Subjects Enrolled in the Study.

Patient Characteristics	Non-HIV N = 21	HIV N = 22	P-value
Age (mean, SD)	40.5 (10.5)	47.8 (7.0)	0.01
Gender (% male)	9 (42.8)	9 (40.9)	0.89
Race			0.33
White n (%)	5 (23.8)	2 (9.1)
Black n (%)	14 (66.7)	20 (90.9)
Other n (%)	2 (9.5)	0
BMI (kg/m2, mean, SD)	31.0 (7.9)	34.3 (8.0)	0.17
SMAST (median, IQR)	0 (0-0)	0 (0–3)	0.12
AUDIT (median, IQR)	1.0 (0–2.5)	1.5 (0–2.5)	0.64
CD4 (n = 16) (median, IQR)		438 (279.8–599)
Viral load (log copies/mL, median, IQR)		0 (0–1.0)
Use of ART (%)		72.7%

BMI =  Body Mass Index

SMAST =  Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test.

AUDIT =  Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

ART =  Anti-retroviral medications.