Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the sample population at baseline (N=120).

Characteristics	<50 years old n=90 (75.0%)	≥50 years old n=30 (25.0%)	Overall N=120
Ethnicity (%)
Non-African American	5(5.6%)	3(10.0%)	8(6.7%)
African American	85(94.4%)	27(90.0%)	112(93.3%)
Sexual Identity
LGBT or unsure	22(24.4%)	6(20.0%)	28(23.3%)
Heterosexual	68(75.6%)	24(80.0%)	92(76.7%)
Single	57(64.0%)	29(96.7%)	86(72.3%)**
Partnered	32(36.0%)	1(3.3%)	33(27.7%)
Education Level
< High School Grad	68(75.6%)	21(70.0%)	89(74.2%)
≥ High School grad	22(24.4%)	9(30.0%)	31(25.8%)
Unemployed	74(82.2%)	25(83.3%)	99(82.5%)
Employed	16(17.8%)	5(16.7%)	21(17.5%)
Annual Incomeb
≤ $10,000	59(67.0%)	19(67.9%)	78(67.2%)
> $10,000	29(33.0%)	9(32.1%)	38(32.8%)

	M(SD)	Range	M(SD)	Range	M(SD)		Range
Age, years	39.5(6.8)	18–49	55.7(4.2)	50–67	43.6(9.4)		18–67
Duration of HIVa	8.9(5.9)	1–26	9.5(5.8)	1–22	9.1(5.8)		1–26
Duration on ART	5.2(3.9)	0–17	6.3(4.8)	0–16	5.5(4.2)		0–17
(ART years >5)	40(44.4%)		16(53.3%)		56(46.7%)
Adherence: AGAS	20.3(3.3)	12–25	20.9(2.5)	15–25	20.5(3.2)		12–25
(AGAS as a%)	81.2(13.3)	48–100	83.7(10.1)	60–100	81.8(12.7)		48–100
Adherence: MEMS	72.1(32.9)	0–100	79.6(32.6)	8.3–100	74.0(32.9)		0–100
(Adherence ≥95%)	32(35.6%)		16(53.3%)		48(40.0%)
CD4 (%)	18.6(11.2)	1–61	23.3(11.0)	7–45	19.7(11.3)		1–61*
Viral Load (log)	2.6(1.1)	1.7–5.46	2.3(0.8)	1.7–4.93	2.5(1.0)		1.7–5.46
V load (log) ≤2.60	56(62.2%)		24(80.0%)		80(66.7%)
Stigma, Personalc	45.2(10.5)	25–72	45.9(11.1)	24–68	45.4(10.6)		24–72

^*p<.05;

^**p< .01;

^***p<.001;

^a1 missing;

^b4 missing;

^c3 missing