Skip to main content
. 2017 May;107(5):717–723. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303668

TABLE 1—

Characteristics of All People Diagnosed With HIV/AIDS Who Were Not Incarcerated in 2014 Compared With Those Known to Have Been Incarcerated at Least Once in 2014: King County, WA

Characteristic Not Incarcerated (n = 6778),a No. (%) ≥ 1 Incarceration (n = 202),b No. (%) P
Age, y
 ≤ 34 999c (15) 59d (29) < .001
 35–44 1535 (23) 66 (33) .001
 45–54 2481 (37) 61 (30) .04
 ≥ 55 1763 (26) 16 (8) < .001
Male gender 6001 (89) 178 (88) .70
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 4176 (62) 107 (53) .01
 Non-Hispanic Black 1255 (19) 50 (25) .03
 Hispanic 829 (12) 22 (11) .70
 Non-Hispanic Asian 273 (4) 4 (2) .20
 Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native 58 (1) 4 (2) .20
 Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 23 (< 1) 3 (2) .004
 Multiracial 164 (2) 12 (6) < .001
HIV risk factor
 MSM 4580 (68) 84 (42) < .001
 IDU 275 (4) 31 (1) .03
 MSM–IDU 559 (8) 52 (26) < .001
 Heterosexual 679 (10) 11 (6) .06
 Presumed heterosexuale . . . 6 (3) . . .
 Perinatal 40 (1) 3 (2) .20
 Unknown 625 (9) 15 (7) .30
CD4 count in 2 y prior to first incarceration, cells/mm3
 < 200 475 (7) 51 (25) < .001
 200–349 760 (11) 31 (15) .07
 350–499 1245 (18) 33 (16) .50
 ≥ 500 3837 (57) 75 (37) < .001
 Missing 461 (7) 12 (6) . . .

Note. IDU = injection drug use; MSM = men who have sex with men; MSM–IDU = men who have sex with men and who also inject drugs.

a

In King County in 2014, there were 6980 people diagnosed with HIV living in King County. This number reflects those not incarcerated in 2014.

b

Those who were known to have an HIV diagnosis when first incarcerated. An additional 17 individuals were diagnosed with HIV after first booking of 2014.

c

All people younger than 24 years, including pediatric cases.

d

Aged 18–24 years, excluding pediatric cases.

e

Presumed heterosexual HIV risk factor is included in heterosexual risk factor for King County surveillance data although not in jail data.