Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Intervention | Standard Care | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 195) | (N = 186) | (N = 381) | |
| Age - year | |||
| Median | 44 | 43 | 44 |
| Interquartile range | 35 - 49 | 34 -50 | 35 - 49 |
| Male sex - no. (%) | 147 (79) | 150 (77) | 297 (78) |
| Race - no. (%) | |||
| White | 46 (24) | 39 (21) | 85 (22) |
| Black | 121 (62) | 128 (69) | 249 (65) |
| Other | 28 (14) | 19 (10) | 47 (12) |
| Hispanic - no. (%) | 7 (6) | 12 (9) | 27 (7) |
| CD4 cell count/mm3† | |||
| Median | 490 | 511 | 505 |
| Interquartile range | 339 - 709 | 300 - 734 | 328 - 724 |
| HIV RNA copies/ml - no (%)* | |||
| <50 | 75 (38) | 60 (32) | 135 (35) |
| <75 | 106 (54) | 99 (53) | 205 (54) |
| <200 | 9 (5) | 15 (8) | 24 (6) |
| <400 | 4 (2) | 12 (6) | 16 (4) |
| >/=400 | 1 (<1) | 0 | 1 (<1) |
| History of substance use – no. (%)† | 127 (68) | 116 (66) | 243 (67) |
| Incarceration length - year† | |||
| Median | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.81 |
| Interquartile range | 0.49 - 1.82 | 0.50 - 1.92 | 0.49 - 1.88 |
| Health and wellbeing - no (%) | |||
| Excellent | 58 (30) | 53 (28) | 111 (29) |
| Very good / good | 101 (52) | 93 (50) | 194 (51) |
| Fair / poor | 36 (18) | 40 (22) | 76 (20) |
| Psychological distress - no (%) | |||
| < High | 129 (66) | 133 (72) | 262 (69) |
| High | 22 (11) | 24 (13) | 46 (12) |
| Very high | 44 (23) | 29 (16) | 73 (19) |
| Education - no (%) | |||
| Some high school | 76 (39) | 80 (43) | 156 (41) |
| High school / GED | 73 (37) | 61 (33) | 134 (35) |
| Some college / trade school | 46 (24) | 45 (24) | 91 (24) |
| Marital Status - no (%) | |||
| Married | 33 (17) | 24 (13) | 57 (15) |
| Formerly married | 47 (24) | 35 (19) | 82 (22) |
| Never married | 115 (59) | 127 (68) | 242 (64) |
| Functional health literacy - no (%)† | |||
| Inadequate | 7 (3) | 5 (4) | 12 (4) |
| Adequate | 13 (9) | 8 (6) | 21 (8) |
| Functional | 121 (86) | 122 (90) | 243 (88) |
*
Categories for HIV RNA are not mutually exclusive as they represent the assay lower limit of detection, however, each participant is counted only once.
†
Missing values for CD4 cell count (n=1), substance use (n=17), incarceration length (n=6), health literacy (n=105).