Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the combined study cohort.
| Characteristic | Resulta |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age | 46.8±8.8 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 144 (53.3%) |
| Female | 123 (45.6%) |
| Transgender | 3 (1.1%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Latino | 91 (35.3%) |
| Non-Latino | 167 (64.7%) |
| Race | |
| Black/African American | 182 (80.5%) |
| White | 36 (15.9%) |
| American Indian or Alaskan native | 8 (3.5%) |
| HIV risk behavior | |
| Heterosexual contact | 137 (50.9%) |
| Same sex contact | 60 (22.3%) |
| Injection drug use | 26 (9.7%) |
| Transfusion | 8 (3.0%) |
| Other/unknown | 38 (14.1%) |
| Most recent CD4+ count (cells/ul) | 537±320 |
| Daily cigarette consumption | 11.4±8.3 |
| Nicotine dependence scoreb | 5.0±2.1 |
| Motivation to quitc | 6.7±1.4 |
| Loneliness scored | 23.6±7.8 |
a
Response totals do not equal the cohort size for all items because of incomplete reporting.
b
As measured using the Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire
c
As measured using the Abrams and Biener Readiness to Quit Ladder
d
As measured using the 10-item UCLA Loneliness Index