Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 21-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected youth engaged in care at HIV Research Network sites (N = 647)
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Race | |
| White | 69 (10.7) |
| Black | 472 (72.9) |
| Hispanic | 90 (13.9) |
| Other/unknown | 16 (2.5) |
| Male gender | 404 (62.4) |
| HIV acquisition risk | |
| Men who have sex with men | 275 (42.5) |
| Perinatally HIV infected | 96 (14.8) |
| Blood transfusion | 16 (2.5) |
| Heterosexual | 232 (35.9) |
| Injection drug use | 9 (1.4) |
| Other/unknown | 14 (2.2) |
| Perinatal/blood HIV-infected youth | 112 (17.3) |
| Nonperinatal HIV-infected youth | 535 (82.7) |
| CD4 category (cells/mm3) | |
| <50 | 24 (3.7) |
| 50–200 | 58 (9.0) |
| >200–349 | 118 (18.2) |
| 350–499 | 181 (28.0) |
| ≥500 | 266 (41.1) |
| Median CD4 cells/mm3 (interquartile range) | 452 (312–625) |
| HIV viral load category (log10 copies/mL)b | |
| <2.6 | 219 (34.8) |
| 2.6–<4.0 | 219 (34.8) |
| 4.0–<4.70 | 110 (17.5) |
| 4.70–<5.0 | 31 (4.9) |
| ≥5.0 | 51 (8.1) |
| Antiretroviral therapy prescribed | 426 (65.8) |
| Site of HIV care | |
| Adult site | 359 (55.7) |
| Pediatric site | 286 (44.3) |
| Insureda | 395 (61.3) |
| Less than four outpatient visits in the year | 209 (32.3) |
| before the 22nd birthday |
a
Insured includes Medicare, Medicaid, dual (Medicare/Medicaid), private insurance, and other insurance, whereas uninsured included Ryan White and uninsured patients.
b
Seventeen patients with no available viral load measurements in year they were 21 years old.