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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2014 Oct 14;27(3):307–314. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.967656

Table 1.

Food/housing Insecurity among HIV+ Substance Abusers in South Florida, (N=503)

FH Insecure n=218 FH Secure n=285 T or chi square Sign. level
Demographics
 Age, mean (SD) 45.8 (7.8) 46.3 (7.7) .69 .49
 Male gender, n (%) 129 (59.2) 170 (59.6) .01 .91
African American, n (%) 135 (61.9) 206 (72.3) 6.07 .01
HS Education, n (%) 112 (51.4) 172 (60.4) 4.05 .04
 Years HIV diagnosis, mean (SD)* 12.5 (7.1) 13.3 (7.4) 1.20 .23
Health Status
Good+ self-reported health, n (%) 88 (40.4) 161 (56.5) 12.85 .00
 Current CD4, mean (SD)* 448.2 (271.7) 492.6 (290.5) 1.67 .10
Undetectable Viral Load, n (%)* 91 (46.2) 146 (57.0) 5.24 .02
Psychological Factors
Severe Depression, n (%) 160 (73.4) 115 (40.4) 54.42 .00
Severe Anxiety, n (%) 107 (49.1) 51 (17.9) 55.77 .00
Severe Traumatic Stress, n (%) 169 (77.5) 142 (49.8) 40.15 .00
Severe Substance Dependence, n (%) 153 (70.2) 125 (43.9) 34.62 .00
Behavioral Factors
95% ARV Adherence in past week, n (%) 103 (47.2) 169 (59.3) 7.22 .00
ARV Diversion in past 90 Days, n (%) 130 (59.6) 121 (42.5) 14.58 .00
Environmental/Care Factors
Months in Stable HIV Care, mean (SD) 50.2 (54.3) 66.1 (63.6) 3.03 .00
HIV Treatment Access, mean (SD) 22.5 (4.7) 24.8 (3.7) 5.84 .00
Attitudes toward HIV Providers, mean (SD) 42.7 (5.9) 44.6 (4.7) 3.81 .00
*

N=502; N= 464, N=453