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. 2017 Mar 27;65(1):83–91. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix253

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics at Baseline, Overall, and by Impairment in Activities of Daily Living Impairment Group

Impairment in Activities of Daily Living at Baseline
Characteristic Total (N = 1015) Not Impaired (N = 837) 1 Impaired Category (N = 115) ≥2 Impaired Categories (N = 63) P Value
Age at baseline (y)a ≤44 203 (20%) 172 (21%) 23 (20%) 8 (13%) .42
45–64 752 (74%) 618 (74%) 84 (73%) 50 (79%)
65–74 56 (6%) 44 (5%) 8 (7%) 4 (6%)
≥75 4 (0%) 3 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Age at baseline (y) <50 449 (44%) 382 (46%) 48 (42%) 19 (30%) .19
50–59 415 (41%) 332 (40%) 50 (43%) 33 (52%)
≥60 151 (15%) 123 (15%) 17 (15%) 11 (17%)
Sex Male 818 (81%) 688 (82%) 90 (78%) 40 (63%) .001
Female 197 (19%) 149 (18%) 25 (22%) 23 (37%)
Race/Ethnicity White non-Hispanic 488 (48%) 430 (51%) 42 (37%) 16 (25%) <.001
Black non-Hispanic 297 (29%) 238 (28%) 30 (26%) 29 (46%)
Hispanic (regardless of race) 203 (20%) 148 (18%) 39 (34%) 16 (25%)
Otherb 25 (2%) 19 (2%) 4 (3%) 2 (4%)
Years of education Less than high school 151 (15%) 96 (11%) 32 (28%) 23 (37%) <.001
High school 225 (22%) 172 (21%) 38 (33%) 15 (24%)
More than high school 639 (63%) 569 (68%) 45 (39%) 25 (40%)
Health insurance at baseline No medical coverage 199 (20%) 149 (18%) 35 (30%) 15 (24%) <.001
Medicare/Medicaid 323 (32%) 234 (28%) 48 (42%) 41 (65%)
Private 421 (41%) 393 (47%) 24 (21%) 4 (6%)
Other 63 (6%) 53 (6%) 8 (7%) 2 (3%)
Unknown/missing 9 (1%) 8 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Frailty status at baseline Non-frail 560 (55%) 498 (59%) 48 (42%) 14 (22%) <.001
Pre-frail 377 (37%) 297 (35%) 56 (49%) 24 (38%)
Frail 62 (6%) 30 (4%) 11 (10%) 21 (33%)
Missing 16 (2%) 12 (1%) 0 (0%) 4 (6%)
CD4 at baseline (cells/mm3) <350 125 (12%) 95 (11%) 18 (16%) 12 (19%) .19
350–500 205 (20%) 175 (21%) 22 (19%) 8 (13%)
>500 679 (67%) 562 (67%) 75 (65%) 42 (67%)
Missing 6 (1%) 5 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
CD4/CD8 ratio at baseline >0.4 886 (87%) 740 (88%) 98 (85%) 48 (76%) .028
≤0.4 114 (11%) 86 (10%) 15 (13%) 13 (21%)
Missing 15 (1%) 11 (1%) 2 (2%) 2 (3%)
Human immunodeficiency virus RNA at baseline (copies/mL) <200 959 (94%) 793 (95%) 109 (95%) 57 (90%) .59
Missing 3 (0%) 2 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Initial randomized ART regimen NRTI-backbone + PI 464 (46%) 385 (46%) 48 (42%) 31 (49%) .80
NRTI-backbone + NNRTI 241 (24%) 199 (24%) 28 (24%) 14 (22%)
NRTI-backbone + INSTI 107 (11%) 83 (10%) 16 (14%) 8 (13%)
Other 203 (20%) 170 (20%) 23 (20%) 10 (16%)
ART regimens at baseline NRTI-backbone + PI 401 (40%) 324 (39%) 47 (41%) 30 (48%) .05
NRTI-backbone + NNRTI 389 (38%) 332 (40%) 45 (39%) 12 (19%)
NRTI-backbone + INSTI 192 (19%) 154 (18%) 19 (17%) 19 (30%)
Other 33 (3%) 27 (3%) 4 (3%) 2 (3%)
Hepatitis C serology positivity Positive 121 (12%) 86 (10%) 22 (19%) 13 (21%) .002
Smoking at baseline Never smoker 421 (41%) 367 (44%) 37 (32%) 17 (27%) <.001
Prior smoker 337 (33%) 282 (34%) 34 (30%) 21 (33%)
Current smoker 257 (25%) 188 (22%) 44 (38%) 25 (40%)
Alcohol use Abstainer 376 (37%) 295 (35%) 54 (47%) 27 (43%) .11
Light 368 (36%) 318 (38%) 33 (29%) 17 (27%)
Moderate 62 (6%) 52 (6%) 7 (6%) 3 (5%)
Heavy 169 (17%) 143 (17%) 14 (12%) 12 (19%)
Missing 40 (4%) 29 (3%) 7 (6%) 4 (6%)
Binge drinking Abstainer 376 (37%) 295 (35%) 54 (47%) 27 (43%) .13
No binging 445 (44%) 381 (46%) 42 (37%) 22 (35%)
Binge once/month 77 (8%) 65 (8%) 6 (5%) 6 (10%)
Binge >1/month 81 (8%) 70 (8%) 6 (5%) 5 (8%)
Missing 36 (4%) 26 (3%) 7 (6%) 3 (5%)
Active substance use Yes 209 (21%) 167 (20%) 29 (25%) 13 (21%) .30
Missing 48 (5%) 34 (4%) 9 (8%) 5 (8%)
Days of vigorous/moderate activities/week ≥3 days of physical activity 507 (50%) 447 (53%) 45 (39%) 15 (24%) <.001
Missing 57 (6%) 40 (5%) 11 (10%) 6 (10%)
Body mass index Underweight 6 (1%) 3 (0%) 2 (2%) 1 (2%) .32
Normal weight 321 (32%) 258 (31%) 43 (37%) 20 (32%)
Overweight 388 (38%) 324 (39%) 43 (37%) 21 (33%)
Obese 284 (28%) 240 (29%) 27 (23%) 17 (27%)
Missing 16 (2%) 12 (1%) 0 (0%) 4 (6%)
Cardiovascular disease 60 (6%) 43 (5%) 13 (1%) 4 (6%) .031
Renal disease 102 (10%) 82 (10%) 10 (9%) 10 (16%) .27
Liver disease 8 (1%) 4 (0%) 3 (3%) 1 (2%) .040
Diabetes 142 (14%) 101 (12%) 24 (21%) 17 (27%) <.001
Hypertension 757 (75% 619 (74% 88 (77%) 50 (79%) .56
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >130 mg/dL 219 (22%) 183 (22%) 22 (19%) 14 (22%) .84
Depression 89 (9%) 68 (8%) 11 (10%) 10 (16%) .11
Cancer (within 5 years) 32 (3%) 25 (3%) 4 (3%) 1 (2%) .72

Baseline is entry into HIV Infection, Aging, and Immune Function Long-Term Observational Study (A5322).

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; INSTI, integrase strand transfer inhibitor; NNRTI, nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor; NRTI, nucleoside/nucleotide reverse-transcriptase inhibitor; PI, protease inhibitor.

aAge categories used for comparison with NHANES data.

bOther race is defined as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or more than 1 race.