Table 1a.
Descriptive Statistics on Sexually Active Male Participants in the Veteran’s Aging Cohort Study
| Variables | n=4146 | Uninfected, n=2146 |
HIV-infected, n=2000 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 49 (9) | 50 (9) | 48 (8) | <0.001 |
| IQR | 49 (43, 54) | 49 (44, 55) | 48 (42, 54) | <0.001 |
| MSMa | <0.001 | |||
| non-MSM | 2984 (72) | 2015 (94) | 969 (48) | |
| MSM | 1162 (28) | 131 (6) | 1031 (52) | |
| Race | 0.04 | |||
| White | 848 (20) | 468 (22) | 380 (19) | |
| Black | 2880 (69) | 1453 (68) | 1427 (71) | |
| Hispanic | 418 (10) | 225 (10) | 193 (10) | |
| MSMa and race | <0.001 | |||
| Minority MSM | 814 (20) | 96 (4) | 718 (36) | |
| White MSM | 348 (8) | 35 (2) | 313 (16) | |
| Minority non-MSM | 2484 (60) | 1582 (74) | 902 (45) | |
| White non-MSM | 500 (12) | 433 (20) | 67 (3) | |
| Levels of alcohol use | <0.001 | |||
| Not current drinker | 1313 (32) | 686 (32) | 627 (31) | |
| Non-hazardous drinker | 1190 (29) | 558 (26) | 632 (32) | |
| Hazardous†/binge* drinker | 1066 (26) | 550 (26) | 516 (26) | |
| Alcohol abuse & dependence | 577 (14) | 352 (16) | 225 (11) | |
| Drug abuse | 973 (23) | 530 (25) | 443 (22) | 0.05 |
| Hepatitis C | 1514 (37) | 583 (27) | 931 (47) | <0.001 |
| Major depression | 430 (10) | 233 (11) | 197 (10) | 0.29 |
| Homelessness | 1980 (48) | 944 (44) | 1036 (52) | <0.001 |
| Relationship Status | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 1083 (26) | 781 (36) | 302 (15) | |
| Divorce | 1058 (26) | 582 (27) | 476 (24) | |
| Separated | 460 (11) | 232 (11) | 228 (11) | |
| Widowed | 136 (3) | 56 (3) | 80 (4) | |
| Never married | 1012 (24) | 335 (16) | 677 (34) | |
| Living with a partner | 397 (10) | 160 (7) | 237 (12) | |
| Income (=>$12,000) | 2370 (57) | 1320 (62) | 1050 (53) | <0.001 |
| High school graduate or higher | 3847 (93) | 1971 (93) | 1876 (94) | 0.08 |
| HIV status | ||||
| uninfected | 2146 (52) | |||
| HIV-infected | 2000 (48) | |||
| Have you ever been tested for HIV?t | ||||
| No | 525 (24) | 525 (24) | ||
| Yes | 1606 (75) | 1606 (75) | ||
| missing | 15 (1) | 15 (1) | ||
| Do you think you are at risk for HIV?t | ||||
| Low (0–1) | 1752 (82) | 1752 (82) | ||
| Moderate (2) | 324 (15) | 324 (15) | ||
| High (3–4) | 56 (3) | 56 (3) | ||
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy** | 1400 (70) | 1400 (70) | ||
| Adherenced ** | 690 (47) | 690 (47) | ||
| Viral load**: | ||||
| HIVRNA < 500 copies/mL | 948 (49) | 948 (49) | ||
| HIVRNA≥ 500 copies/mL | 975 (51) | 975 (51) | ||
| CD4**, IQR | 380 (234, 568) | 380 (234, 568) | ||
| Multiple partnersm | 1278 (31) | 506 (24) | 772 (39) | <0.001 |
|
Sex under the influence of drugs
and/or alcohol |
874 (21) | 399 (19) | 475 (24) | <0.001 |
| Non-condom use | 2016 (49) | 1526 (71) | 490 (25) | <0.001 |
Column % except where noted
a
MSM was defined as Male who reported they had sex with males or males & females
†
hazardous drinking is defined using AUDIT_C, ≥3 for women and ≥4 for men
*
Binge is reporting 6 or more drinks on one occasion
t
among uninfected only
**
Among HIV+ only
d
Defined as 90% or more from fill/refill data
m
Multiple sex partners was based on the question: During the past 12 months, with how many people have you had sex? Where >2 was considered multiple