Table 1.
Participant characteristics by HIV status.
| Variables | HIV+ women (N = 15) |
HIV− women (N = 13) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at visit (years), mean (sd) | 50.1 (4.4) | 50.2 (4.1) | 0.953 |
| Years of education, mean (sd) | 13.5 (2.7) | 15.5 (4.2) | 0.147 |
| MMSEa total score, mean (sd) | 60.1 (7.4) | 59.7 (6.7) | 0.871 |
| CESDb score at visit, mean (sd) | 6.5 (9.2) | 6.8 (10.2) | 0.919 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | 0.311 | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Black. non-Hispanic | 13 (86.7) | 10 (76.9) | |
| Hispanic | 1 (6.7) | 3 (23.1) | |
| Menopause, n (%) | 9 (60.0) | 5 (38.4) | 0.256 |
| Hepatitis C virus antibody positive, n (%) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (15.4) | 1.00 |
| Recent marijuana use, n (%) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (15.4) | 0.583 |
| Recent crack use, n (%) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (7.7) | 1.00 |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (30.8) | 1.00 |
| Current drink, n (%) | 0.0143 | ||
| Abstainer | 11 (73.3) | 3 (23.1) | |
| Light (<3 drinks/week) | 2 (13.3) | 8 (61.5) | |
| Moderate (3–13 drinks/week) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (15.4) | |
| Heavy (>=14 drinks/week) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| CD4+ cell counts at visit, mean (sd) | 702.5 (301.9) | ||
| Viral load at visit, median (25%–75% IQRc) | 20 (20.0, 186) | ||
| Antiretroviral medication use, n (%) | |||
| HAART | 13 (86.7) | ||
| No therapy | 2 (13.3) | ||
| Antiretroviral therapy adherence, n (%) | |||
| 100% | 10 (76.9) | ||
| 95%–99% | 2 (15.4) | ||
| <75% | 1 (7.7) | ||
| History of opportunistic infections, n (%) | 5 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.044 |
The bold fonts indicate the significance as the numbers are p values.
a
MMSE: Mini-mental state examination.
b
CESD: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.
c
IQR: Interquartile range.