Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Participant Groups
| HIV+ Group (M/F = 29/15) |
HC Group (M/F = 28/16) |
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| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Age (years) | 46.4 | 8.0 | 44.3 | 12.1 |
| Range | 23-65 | 24-74 | ||
| Education (years) | 12.4 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 3.3 |
| % Right-handed | 91 | 89 | ||
| Ethnic composition (% Caucasian) | 48* | 73* | ||
| % African American | 32 | 16 | ||
| % Hispanic American | 2 | 2 | ||
| % Asian American | 2 | 2 | ||
| % Biracial or “Other” | 16 | 7 | ||
| Mini-Mental Status Exam (/30) | 28.3 | 1.1 | 28.5 | 1.1 |
| Length of infection (years) | 13.3 | 7.7 | n/a | |
| Nadir CD4 (cells/|μl) | 157 | 123 | n/a | |
| Current CD4 (cells/|μl) | 437.7 | 261.2 | n/a | |
| Viral load, Number of patients | ||||
| Undetectable (<75 copies/mL) | 35 | n/a | ||
| Detectable (≥75 copies/mL) | 8 | n/a | ||
| % on ARV medications | 86.4 | n/a | ||
| CESD (/60) | 20.2* | 15.3 | 13.0* | 11.4 |
| KMSK – Alcohol (/13) | 9.4 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 3.7 |
| KMSK – Cocaine (/16) | 10.2** | 6.1 | 4.6** | 6.1 |
| KMSK – Opiate (/13) | 3.1* | 4.7 | 1.3* | 3.2 |
| Benton Test of Facial Recognition (/27) | 21.9 | 2.6 | 22.5 | 2.3 |
Note: HC = HIV-negative Control; M/F = Male-Female; ARV = antiretroviral; CESD = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; KMSK = Kreek-McHugh-Schluger- Kellogg scale. Asterisks indicate that the groups’ means are significantly different at the level.
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01