Table 2.
HIV clinical markers, medication adherence, and health care utilization among 199 HIV seropositive men aged 50–69
| Total | Smoking status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N (%) | Never N=57 N (%) |
Former N=71 N (%) |
Current N =71 N (%) |
p-value1 | |
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| Seroconverted prior to 1996 | 0.237 | ||||
| No | 59 (29.7) | 18 (30.5) | 16 (27.1) | 25 (42.4) | |
| Yes | 140 (70.4) | 39 (27.9) | 55 (39.3) | 46 (32.9) | |
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| HIV clinical markers | |||||
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| CD4 cell count | 0.022 | ||||
| 500+ | 88 (46.1) | 27 (30.7) | 39 (44.3) | 22 (25.0) | |
| <500 | 103 (53.9) | 27 (26.2) | 31 (30.1) | 45 (43.7) | |
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| Undetectable viral load | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 149 (76.4) | 10 (21.7) | 9 (19.6) | 27 (58.7) | |
| Yes | 46 (23.6) | 46 (30.9) | 61 (40.9) | 42 (28.2) | |
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| HIV medication adherence | |||||
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| Missed doses in the last 4 days | 0.5772 | ||||
| No | 144 (72.4) | 46 (31.9) | 50 (34.7) | 48 (33.3) | |
| Yes | 36 (18.1) | 7 (19.4) | 15 (41.7) | 14 (38.9) | |
| Not currently on HIV medication | 19 (9.6) | 4 (21.1) | 6 (31.6) | 9 (47.4) | |
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| Always adherent to specific schedule | 0.0252 | ||||
| No | 93 (46.7) | 26 (28.0) | 43 (46.2) | 24 (25.8) | |
| Yes | 87 (43.7) | 27 (31.0) | 22 (25.3) | 38 (43.7) | |
| Not currently on HIV medication | 19 (9.6) | 4 (21.1) | 6 (31.6) | 9 (47.4) | |
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| Always follow medication instructions | 0.074 | ||||
| No | 96 (81.9) | 30 (31.3) | 42 (43.8) | 24 (25.0) | |
| Yes | 61 (33.0) | 14 (23.0) | 19 (31.2) | 28 (45.9) | |
| Not currently on HIV medication or no special instructions | 28 (15.1) | 8 (28.6) | 8 (28.6) | 12 (42.9) | |
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| Missed doses last weekend | 0.679 | ||||
| No | 147 (73.9) | 44 (29.9) | 55 (37.4) | 48 (32.7) | |
| Yes | 33 (16.6) | 9 (27.3) | 10 (30.3) | 14 (42.4) | |
| Not currently on HIV medication | 19 (9.6) | 4 (21.1) | 6 (31.6) | 9 (47.4) | |
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| Health care utilization | |||||
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| Most frequent source of care | 0.0481 | ||||
| Private doctor, physician or clinic | 102 (51.3) | 28 (27.5) | 45 (44.1) | 29 (28.4) | |
| Public or county clinic, hospital | 80 (40.2) | 22 (27.5) | 23 (28.8) | 35 (43.8) | |
| VA hospital or clinic | 14 (7.0) | 7 (50.0) | 2 (14.3) | 5 (35.7) | |
| Emergency room | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
1
Pearson’s χ2
2
Fisher’s exact test