Table 1.

Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in insurance through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program vs. not insured

	Insured (n = 99)		Not Insured (n = 101)
	Number	%	Number	%	p-value
Age
20–24 years of age	2	2.0%	7	7.0%	.057
25–34 years of age	22	22.2%	23	22.8%
35–44 years of age	24	24.2%	31	30.7%
45–54 years of age	29	29.3%	31	30.7%
55–69 years of age	22	22.2%	9	8.9%
Mean and standard deviation	44.23	10.9	40.62	10.5	.018
Gender
Male	75	75.8%	71	70.3%	.71
Female	23	23.2%	29	28.7%
Transgender M-F	1	1.0%	1	1.0%
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	58	58.6%	36	35.6%	.0024
Non-Hispanic Black	26	26.3%	43	42.6%
Hispanic any race	10	10.1%	20	19.8%
Other race	5	5.1%	2	2.0%
Marital status
Single	80	80.8%	71	70.3%	.22
Married	8	8.1%	13	12.9%
Other	11	11.1%	17	16.8%
Housing Status
Stable	95	96.0%	86	85.1%	.014
Unstable	4	4.0%	15	14.9%
Employment Status
Not working	31	31.3%	44	43.6%	.086
Working part time	30	30.3%	32	31.7%
Working full time	38	38.4%	25	24.8%
Income
Below 100% FPL	56	56.6%	63	62.4%	.40
100%–200% FPL	43	43.4%	38	37.6%
Household size
One	86	86.9%	82	81.2%	.22
Two	6	6.1%	7	6.9%
Three or more	7	7.1%	12	11.9%
Time since HIV diagnosis (yrs)
< 5 years since diagnosis	24	24.2%	30	29.7%	.53
5–9 years since diagnosis	23	23.2%	30	29.7%
10–14 years since diagnosis	24	24.2%	20	19.8%
15–19 years since diagnosis	14	14.1%	12	11.8%
> 20 years since diagnosis	14	14.1%	9	8.9%
Mean and standard deviation	10.96	7.4	9.20	6.7	.079
HIV transmission risk
Men who have sex with men	57	57.6%	39	38.6%	.022
Heterosexual contact	33	33.3%	52	51.5%
Other	9	9.1%	10	9.9%
AIDS diagnosis?
Yes	45	45.5%	41	40.6%	.49
No	54	54.5%	60	59.4%
History of drug abuse?
Yes	17	17.2%	25	24.8%	.19
No	82	82.8%	76	75.2%
History Alcohol abuse?
Yes	12	12.1%	14	13.9%	.71
No	87	87.9%	87	86.1%
History mental illness?
Yes	33	33.3%	34	33.7%	.96
No	66	66.7%	67	66.3%

Race/ethnicity collapsed into the category “other” including Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian, Multiracial, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander