Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in HIV seropositive patients by housing status
| Total n(%) n=138 |
Housed patients n(%) n=47 |
Homeless patients n(%) n=91 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 18–44 | 28 (20) | 4 (9) | 24 (26) | .02 |
| 45–54 | 70 (51) | 24 (51) | 46 (51) | |
| ≥ 55 | 40 (29) | 19 (40) | 21 (23) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 105 (76) | 35 (74) | 70 (77) | .75 |
| Female | 33 (24) | 12 (26) | 21 (23) | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 73 (53) | 31 (66) | 42 (46) | .03 |
| Other minority | 24 (17) | 3 (6) | 21 (23) | |
| White | 41 (30) | 13 (28) | 28 (31) | |
| Housing changesa,b | ||||
| No housing changes | 114 (83) | 44 (94) | 71 (78) | .05 |
| 1 or more housing changes | 24 (17) | 3 (6) | 20 (22) | |
| Health characteristics | ||||
| Illicit Drug use | 118 (86) | 41 (87) | 77 (85) | .68 |
| Alcohol usea | 110 (80) | 43 (91) | 67 (74) | .01 |
| Tobacco usea | 84 (61) | 34 (72) | 50 (55) | .05 |
| Mental Health disorder | 96 (69) | 33 (70) | 62 (68) | .80 |
| Hepatitis C | 72 (52) | 24 (51) | 48 (53) | .85 |
| Chronic Pulmonary disease | 52 (38) | 15 (32) | 37 (41) | .31 |
| Renal disease | 18 (13) | 8 (17) | 10 (11) | .32 |
| Diabetes | 15 (11) | 4 (9) | 11 (12) | .52 |
| Albumin a | ||||
| 0–3.5 g/dL | 15 (11) | 6 (13) | 9 (10) | <.001 |
| ≥ 3.5 g/dL | 82 (59) | 39 (83) | 43 (47) | |
| Missing | 41 (30) | 2 (4) | 39 (43) | |
| Prescribed ART | 120 (87) | 42 (89) | 78 (86) | .55 |
| Median CD4 count in cells/mm3 (interquartile range)c | 372 (495) | 372 (462) | 480 (489) | .33 |
| CD4 count c | ||||
| 0–200 cells/mm3 | 18 (19) | 6 (14) | 12 (24) | .20 |
| ≥ 200 cells/mm3 | 76 (81) | 38 (86) | 38 (76) | |
| Log VL (mean)a | 4.15 | 3.00 | 5.09 | .01 |
| Viral load c | ||||
| 0–75 copies/mm3 | 59 (62) | 32 (74) | 27 (52) | .02 |
| ≥ 75 copies/mm3 | 36 (38) | 11 (26) | 25 (48) | |
| Utilizationd | ||||
| Emergency room | ||||
| 0 visits | 102 (74) | 29 (62) | 73 (80) | .94 |
| 1 visit | 15 (11) | 11 (23) | 4 (4) | |
| 2+ visits | 21 (15) | 7 (15) | 14 (16) | |
| Primary carea | ||||
| 0–2 visits | 22 (16) | 2 (4) | 20 (22) | .01 |
| 3+ visits | 116 (84) | 45 (96) | 71 (78) | |
| Behavioral health | ||||
| 0–2 visits | 126 (91) | 43 (91) | 83 (91) | .96 |
| 3+ visits | 12 (9) | 4 (9) | 8 (9) | |
| Respite stays | ||||
| 0–2 visits | 93 (67) | 37 (79) | 56 (62) | .04 |
| 3+ visits | 45 (33) | 10 (21) | 35 (38) | |
| Case managementa | ||||
| 0–2 visits | 75 (54) | 16 (34) | 59 (65) | .001 |
| 3+ visits | 63 (46) | 31 (66) | 32 (35) |
a
Denotes statistical significance. p <0.05 considered statistically significant.
b
Defined as more than one housing status change within a 1 year follow-up period from index ambulatory visit.
c
Total sample size for patients with available CD4 counts=94, total sample size for patients with available HIV viral loads=95.
d
Health service utilization data collected over a 1 year follow-up time period from index ambulatory visit.