TABLE 2.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of US Adults Receiving HIV Care Who Reported ART Initiation Stratified by ART Discontinuation and Current ART Use—MMP, 2009
| Total | ART Discontinuation | Current ART Use | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Sample, n |
Weighted, % |
95% CI for Weighted, % |
Sample, n |
Weighted, % |
95% CI for Weighted, % |
Sample, n |
Weighted, % |
95% CI for Weighted, % |
P* |
| Total | 3926 | 100.0 | 218 | 100.0 | 3708 | 100.0 | ||||
| Age in years | <0.01 | |||||||||
| 18–29 | 259 | 6.3 | 5.3 to 7.2 | 30 | 13.3 | 9.4 to 17.2 | 229 | 5.8 | 4.9 to 6.8 | |
| 30–39 | 654 | 16.7 | 14.8 to 18.5 | 55 | 24.3 | 17.0 to 31.5 | 599 | 16.2 | 14.5 to 18.0 | |
| 40–49 | 1561 | 40.1 | 38.1 to 42.1 | 93 | 43.7 | 35.9 to 51.5 | 1468 | 39.9 | 37.9 to 41.8 | |
| ≥50 | 1452 | 37.0 | 35.0 to 38.9 | 40 | 18.7 | 12.8 to 24.7 | 1412 | 38.1 | 36.1 to 40.0 | |
| Gender | <0.01 | |||||||||
| Male | 2831 | 72.9 | 69.7 to 76.1 | 117 | 52.7 | 45.6 to 59.9 | 2714 | 74.1 | 71.0 to 77.2 | |
| Female | 1035 | 27.1 | 23.9 to 30.3 | 97 | 47.3 | 40.1 to 54.4 | 938 | 25.9 | 22.8 to 29.0 | |
| Sexual orientation | <0.01 | |||||||||
| Homosexual | 1599 | 41.9 | 37.0 to 46.7 | 68 | 30.2 | 23.3 to 37.1 | 1531 | 42.6 | 37.7 to 47.4 | |
| Heterosexual | 1955 | 50.2 | 45.3 to 55.1 | 127 | 59.5 | 52.3 to 66.8 | 1828 | 49.6 | 44.8 to 54.5 | |
| Bisexual | 311 | 7.9 | 7.1 to 8.8 | 20 | 10.3 | 6.2 to 14.4 | 291 | 7.8 | 6.9 to 8.7 | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.01 | |||||||||
| White | 1337 | 35.7 | 29.0 to 42.3 | 63 | 30.5 | 21.8 to 39.2 | 1274 | 36.0 | 29.3 to 42.6 | |
| African American | 1579 | 40.3 | 32.2 to 48.4 | 111 | 49.4 | 40.0 to 58.7 | 1468 | 40.0 | 31.6 to 47.9 | |
| Latino | 824 | 19.2 | 14.2 to 24.2 | 30 | 12.3 | 8.3 to 16.3 | 794 | 19.6 | 14.4 to 24.9 | |
| Mixed/other | 186 | 4.8 | 3.8 to 5.8 | 14 | 7.8 | 3.5 to 12.2 | 172 | 4.6 | 3.7 to 5.5 | |
| Education | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Less than high school |
925 | 22.9 | 20.3 to 25.6 | 64 | 26.4 | 19.5 to 33.2 | 861 | 22.7 | 20.1 to 25.4 | |
| High school graduate |
1074 | 26.7 | 23.9 to 29.5 | 57 | 27.6 | 20.1 to 35.0 | 1017 | 26.7 | 24.0 to 29.4 | |
| Some college or more |
1926 | 50.3 | 45.4 to 55.2 | 96 | 46.0 | 36.9 to 55.2 | 1830 | 50.6 | 45.8 to 55.4 | |
| Income | 0.22 | |||||||||
| Above poverty level |
2085 | 57.2 | 53.0 to 61.4 | 96 | 52.1 | 42.0 to 62.2 | 1989 | 57.5 | 53.4 to 61.6 | |
| At or below poverty level |
1681 | 42.8 | 38.6 to 47.0 | 103 | 47.9 | 37.8 to 58.0 | 1578 | 42.5 | 38.4 to 46.7 | |
| Health insurance status |
0.02 | |||||||||
| Insured entire past 12 mo |
2986 | 76.4 | 72.2 to 80.7 | 146 | 67.5 | 59.9 to 75.0 | 2840 | 77.0 | 72.8 to 81.2 | |
| Uninsured part of the past 12 mo |
394 | 9.7 | 8.2 to 11.1 | 31 | 14.3 | 9.0 to 19.7 | 363 | 9.4 | 7.9 to 10.9 | |
| Uninsured entire past 12 mo |
536 | 13.9 | 10.5 to 17.3 | 40 | 18.2 | 11.6 to 24.8 | 496 | 13.7 | 10.3 to 17.0 | |
| Incarceration in past 12 mo |
206 | 5.4 | 4.3 to 6.4 | 26 | 11.2 | 7.7 to 14.6 | 180 | 5.0 | 3.9 to 6.1 | <0.01 |
| Homeless in past 12 mo |
343 | 8.5 | 7.3 to 9.8 | 29 | 13.2 | 8.9 to 17.5 | 314 | 8.3 | 7.0 to 9.5 | 0.02 |
*
Rao–Scott χ2 for ART discontinuation versus current ART use.
CI, confidence interval.