Table 1.
Baseline Socio-demographic Characteristics of the WIHS HIV-infected Participants in the Current Study
| Characteristics | WIHS study (976) (n, %) |
|---|---|
| CD4+ cells count (cells/mm3) | |
| Mean CD4+ cell count±SD | 324.59±293.04 |
| <200 | 148 (19.79) |
| 200–500 | 328 (43.85) |
| >500 | 272 (36.36) |
| HIV RNA viral load (copies/mL) | |
| Mean viral load±SD | 181,175±1,039,797 |
| <4,000 | 331 (34.77) |
| 4,000–20,000 | 164 (17.23) |
| 20,001–100,000 | 215 (22.58) |
| >100,000 | 242 (25.42) |
| Cigarette smoking status | |
| Current smokers | 565 (65.39) |
| Not current smokers | 299 (34.61) |
| Number of cigarette smoked per day among current smokers | |
| <10 cigarettes/day | 288 (64.16) |
| 10–20 cigarettes/day | 44 (11.43) |
| ≥20 cigarettes/day | 94 (24.42) |
| Age (Median±SD) | 36.56±7.85 |
| ≤25 | 66 (6.77) |
| 26–35 | 383 (39.28) |
| 36–45 | 407 (41.74) |
| >45 | 119 (12.21) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian American | 189 (19.42) |
| African American | 590 (60.64) |
| Others | 194 (19.94) |
| Education | |
| <High school education | 317 (36.35) |
| High school education or GED | 295 (33.83) |
| Some college | 207 (23.74) |
| College graduate or graduate school | 53 (6.08) |
| Annual household income | |
| ≤$6,000 | 125 (25.61) |
| $6,001–$12,000 | 171 (35.04) |
| $12,001–$24,000 | 118 (24.18) |
| ≥24,001 | 74 (15.16) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or living with partner | 245 (35.00) |
| Widowed | 55 (7.86) |
| Separated or divorced | 146 (20.86) |
| Never married | 254 (36.29) |
| Number of male sex partners in the past 6 months | |
| 0 | 259 (27.52) |
| ≥1 | 682 (72.48) |
| HAART use at baseline | |
| No | 285 (97.60) |
| Yes | 7 (2.40) |
| Mean size of anal warts (mm2) ±SDa | 13.65±127.71 |
Abbreviations: GED, General education development; SD, Standard deviation.
a
Among those with anal warts at baseline (n=417)