Table 1.
Participant characteristics at initial HAART visit, N = 1177.
| Characteristic | Median (inter-quartile range) or % |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Date of HAART initiation | February 1998 (March 1997, February 2000) |
|
| |
| Cumulative NRTI use-years | 3.3 (1.6, 5.1) |
|
| |
| Cumulative zidovudine use-years | 1.0 (0.5, 1.9) |
|
| |
| Cumulative stavudine use-years | 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) |
|
| |
| Cumulative abacavir use-years | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) |
|
| |
| Cumulative tenofovir use-years | 0.0(0.0, 0.0) |
|
| |
| Cumulative PI use-years | 0.5 (0.2, 0.6) |
|
| |
| Cumulative NNRTI use-years | 0.0 (0.0, 0.4) |
|
| |
| Enrollment Period 1994–1995 | 91% |
|
| |
| Age, yearsa | 38.7 (33.6,44.1) |
|
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| Race/Ethnicity | |
| African-American | 56% |
| Hispanic | 25% |
| White | 16% |
| Other | 2% |
|
| |
| Alcohol Use ≥3 drinks/weeka | 18% |
|
| |
| Cigarette Smokinga | |
| Current | 51% |
| Former | 22% |
| Never | 27% |
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| Marijuana usesince last visit | 18% |
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| Injection drug, heroin, cocaine, or crack use since last visit | 13% |
|
| |
| Quality of Lifea | 65.5 (48.4, 79.5) |
|
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| CESD ≥ 16a | 49% |
|
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| Highest education level attained | |
| Graduated college or higher | 8% |
| Some College | 25% |
| Completed High School | 31% |
| Did not complete high school | 37% |
|
| |
| Have AIDSa | 40% |
|
| |
| CD4 cell count, cells/mm3a | |
| <100 | 15% |
| 100–<200 | 18% |
| 200–<500 | 51% |
| ≥ 500 | 15% |
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| |
| log10HIVRNA, copies/mla | 4.2 (3.3, 4.8) |
a
ascertained from visit immediately prior to initiating HAART