Table 1.

Characteristics of a cohort of 2068 patients previously diagnosed with HIV infection who had a RUSH-era ED visit (study period cohort) and the subset who also had a pre-RUSH-era ED visit (control period cohort subset)

		Study Period Cohort (N=2068)		Control Period Cohort Subset (N=672)
		N	%	N	%
Sex	Female	729	35%	276	41%
	Male	1339	65%	396	59%
Race/ethnicity	Black non-Hispanic	1403	68%	522	78%
	Hispanic	354	17%	85	13%
	White non-Hispanic	276	13%	63	9%
	Other	35	2%	2	0%
Year of visit	2009 (2004 for Control)	600	29%	58	9%
	2010 (2005 for Control)	602	29%	107	16%
	2011 (2006 for Control)	440	21%	140	21%
	2012 (2007 for Control)	426	21%	367	54%
Age group	16–24	86	4%	31	5%
	25–34	401	19%	137	20%
	35–44	661	32%	261	39%
	45–54	656	32%	190	28%
	55+	264	13%	53	8%
Years since diagnosis	1–5	627	30%	186	28%
	6–10	516	25%	221	33%
	11–15	484	23%	165	25%
	16–20	274	13%	76	11%
	21+	167	13%	24	4%
Total		2068	100%	672	100%