TABLE 1.
Demographics of participants in the University of North Carolina Clinical Cohort Study and the Clinical and Socio-Demographic Survey, North Carolina, 2000–2008. Values are based on the medical record unless otherwise indicated.1
| Characteristic | Clinical Research Database N=2,047 | NC HIV/AIDS Reporting System N=1,652 | CSDS N=322 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N % | N % | N % | |
| Gender and sexual preference | |||
| Female | 648 (31.7) | 556 (33.7) | 109 (36.2) |
| Heterosexual male | 632 (30.9) | 525 (31.8) | 86 (28.6) |
| MSM | 767 (37.5) | 571 (34.6) | 106 (35.2) |
| Race | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1206 (59.0) | 1038 (62.9) | 217 (72.1) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 663 (32.4) | 469 (28.4) | 73 (24.3) |
| Hispanic | 98 (4.8) | 83 (5.0) | 4 (1.3) |
| Native American | 37 (1.8) | 33 (2.0) | 6 (2.0) |
| Asian | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 38 (1.9) | 28 (1.7) | 1 (0.3) |
| Year of diagnosis2 | |||
| 1985–1989 | 194 (9.7) | 53 (3.2) | 40 (12.4) |
| 1990–1994 | 477 (23.8) | 358 (21.7) | 98 (30.4) |
| 1995–1999 | 632 (31.5) | 556 (33.7) | 125 (38.8) |
| 2000–2004 | 513 (25.6) | 487 (29.5) | 56 (17.4) |
| 2005–2007 | 188 (9.4) | 198 (12.0) | 3 (0.9) |
| Age at diagnosis2 | |||
| <18 | 24 (1.2) | 13 (0.8) | 3 (0.9) |
| 18–24 | 366 (18.3) | 272 (16.5) | 35 (10.9) |
| 25–34 | 669 (33.4) | 515 (31.2) | 130 (40.4) |
| 35–44 | 568 (28.3) | 500 (30.3) | 109 (33.9) |
| 45–54 | 317 (15.8) | 295 (17.9) | 35 (10.9) |
| ≥55 | 60 (3.0) | 57 (3.5) | 10 (3.1) |
| Age at study consent2 | |||
| 18–24 | 143 (7.0) | 7 (2.2) | |
| 25–34 | 397 (19.4) | N/A | 53 (16.5) |
| 35–44 | 753 (36.8) | 133 (41.3) | |
| 45–54 | 626 (30.6) | 109 (33.9) | |
| ≥55 | 128 (6.3) | 20 (6.2) | |
| History of IDU | |||
| Yes | 298 (14.6) | 253 (15.3) | 73 (24.3) |
| No/Unknown | 1,749 (85.4) | 1399 (84.7) | 228 (75.7) |
| Health Insurance | |||
| None | 663 (33.0) | 564 (34.8) | 81 (27.0) |
| Public | 664 (33.1) | 539 (33.3) | 133 (44.3) |
| Private | 539 (26.8) | 405 (25.0) | 58 (19.3) |
| Other | 142 (7.1) | 113 (7.0) | 28 (9.3) |
1
Numbers may not sum to column totals due to missing data.
2
Based on date of diagnosis recorded in each data source.