Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of HIV-positive men on ART (N = 377)
| Demographics | Mean (SD), N (%) |
| Age (years) (mean, SD) | 46.15 (9.93) |
| Education Level, (N, %) | |
| Less than High school | 16 (4.2) |
| High school or higher | 361 (95.8) |
| Annual Income (N, %) | |
| Less than $20,000 | 197 (52.3) |
| $20,000 or higher | 180 (47.4) |
| Couple HIV status (N, %) | |
| Serodiscordant | 118 (31.3) |
| Seroconcordant | 259 (68.7) |
| Sexual Identity (N, %) | |
| Gay | 345 (91.5) |
| Bisexual | 28 (7.4) |
| Other | 4 (1.1) |
| Race/ethnicity (N, %) | |
| Black | 62 (16.4) |
| White | 208 (55.2) |
| Latino | 73 (19.4) |
| Other | 34 (9.0) |
| Time living with HIV, years (mean, SD) | 13.45 (8.04) |
| Relationship Characteristics | |
| Relationship duration, years (mean, SD) | 6.52 (4.94) |
| Commitment (mean, SD) | 32.49 (5.92) |
| Partner health support (mean, SD) | 1.91 (1.16) |
| Health Status | |
| Depressive Symptoms (mean, SD) | 15.02 (10.42) |
| 100% Adherence to ART (N, %) | 297 (78.8) |
| Viral Suppression (N=373, %) | 169 (44.8) |
| Substance Use | |
| Alcohol Use (mean, SD) | 3.92 (5.67) |
| Current Smoker: Baseline (Wave 1) (N, %) | 106 (28.12) |
| Current Smoker: 6 months (Wave 2) (N=346, %) | 100 (28.90) |
| Current Smoker: 12 months (Wave 3) (N=313, %) | 83 (26.52) |
| Current Smoker: 18 months (Wave 4) (N=277, %) | 68 (24.55) |
| Current Smoker: 24 months (Wave 5) (N =258, %) | 57 (22.09) |