Table 2.
Demographic and baseline data
| Characteristic | Group 1 initiating ART with CD4+ >350 | Group 2, CD4+ >350, not initiating ART | Group 3 initiating ART with CD4+ <350 | Overall | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count/mean | Percent/std. dev. | Count/mean | Percent/std. dev. | Count/mean | Percent/std. dev. | Count/mean | Percent/std. dev. | ||
| Time point | |||||||||
| Baseline | 56 | 100.0 | 66 | 100.0 | 59 | 100.0 | 181 | 100.0 | 0.0020 |
| Week 24 | 52 | 92.9 | 63 | 95.5 | 56 | 94.9 | 171 | 94.5 | |
| Week 48 | 48 | 85.7 | 53 | 80.3 | 50 | 84.7 | 151 | 83.4 | |
| Week 96 | 48 | 85.7 | 45 | 68.2 | 46 | 78.0 | 139 | 76.8 | |
| Week 144 | 47 | 83.9 | 44 | 66.7 | 46 | 78.0 | 137 | 75.7 | |
| Age (years) | 20.9 | 1.6 | 21.2 | 1.8 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 0.5104 |
| Male gender | 49 | 87.5 | 45 | 68.2 | 52 | 88.1 | 146 | 80.7 | 0.0051 |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.7933 | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 19.6 | 18 | 27.3 | 12 | 20.3 | 41 | 22.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 4 | 7.1 | 6 | 9.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 13 | 7.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 38 | 67.9 | 38 | 57.6 | 42 | 71.2 | 118 | 65.2 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 | 3.6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.2 | |
| Other or mixed race | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.8 | |
| Language at home | 0.4694 | ||||||||
| English | 51 | 91.1 | 65 | 98.5 | 56 | 94.9 | 172 | 95.0 | |
| Spanish | 4 | 7.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 | 7 | 3.9 | |
| Other | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Transgender | 2 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 6.8 | 9 | 5.0 | 0.7661 |
| Sexual orientation | 0.0233 | ||||||||
| Straight (heterosexual) | 10 | 17.9 | 25 | 37.9 | 11 | 18.6 | 46 | 25.4 | |
| Gay/lesbian (homosexual) | 41 | 73.2 | 31 | 47.0 | 39 | 66.1 | 111 | 61.3 | |
| Bisexual | 3 | 5.4 | 9 | 13.6 | 6 | 10.2 | 18 | 9.9 | |
| Not sure/questioning | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Refused to answer | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Educational status | 0.6315 | ||||||||
| Attending school | 19 | 33.9 | 19 | 28.8 | 20 | 33.9 | 58 | 32.0 | |
| GED program | 5 | 8.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 7 | 11.9 | 16 | 8.8 | |
| Not currently in school | 30 | 53.6 | 42 | 63.6 | 32 | 54.2 | 104 | 57.5 | |
| Other | 2 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Level of education | 0.8382 | ||||||||
| Eighth grade or less | 2 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.8 | |
| Not completed high school | 16 | 28.6 | 17 | 25.8 | 12 | 20.3 | 45 | 24.9 | |
| High school graduate | 13 | 23.2 | 17 | 25.8 | 21 | 35.6 | 51 | 28.2 | |
| Some education after high school | 23 | 41.1 | 26 | 39.4 | 21 | 35.6 | 70 | 38.7 | |
| College graduate | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 7.6 | 3 | 5.1 | 10 | 5.5 | |
| Repeated a grade | 14 | 25.0 | 10 | 15.2 | 15 | 25.4 | 39 | 21.5 | 0.3041 |
| Special class or education | 18 | 32.1 | 8 | 12.1 | 15 | 25.4 | 41 | 22.7 | 0.0283 |
| Current employment | 0.0098 | ||||||||
| Full-time | 14 | 25.0 | 22 | 33.3 | 7 | 11.9 | 43 | 23.8 | |
| Part-time | 5 | 8.9 | 13 | 19.7 | 16 | 27.1 | 34 | 18.8 | |
| Not employed | 36 | 64.3 | 31 | 47.0 | 36 | 61.0 | 103 | 56.9 | |
| Refused to answer | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Past year income | 0.4411 | ||||||||
| <$6000 | 39 | 69.6 | 38 | 57.6 | 44 | 74.6 | 121 | 66.9 | |
| $6000–$35,999 | 15 | 26.8 | 25 | 37.9 | 15 | 25.4 | 55 | 30.4 | |
| Refused to answer | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Potential impact of comorbid diagnoses | |||||||||
| Severe | 3 | 5.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 10 | 5.5 | 0.9894 |
| Moderate | 17 | 30.4 | 24 | 36.4 | 20 | 33.9 | 59 | 33.7 | |
| Mild | 5 | 8.9 | 7 | 10.6 | 6 | 10.2 | 16 | 10.0 | |
| None | 31 | 55.3 | 31 | 46.9 | 30 | 50.8 | 89 | 50.8 | |