Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Participants at Baseline
| Categorical Variables | |
| Characteristics | N (%) |
| Hospitalized | |
| Yes | 366 (21.39) |
| No | 1345 (78.61) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1594 (93.16) |
| Female | 117 (6.84) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 719 (42.02) |
| Non-Hispanic African | 722 (42.20) |
| Others | 270 (15.78) |
| Rank | |
| Officer/Warrant Officer | 126 (7.36) |
| Enlisted | 893 (52.19) |
| Others (Retired/Civilians) | 692 (40.44) |
| Marriage, Yes | 556 (32.50) |
| Medical Comorbidity, Yes | 285 (16.66) |
| Mental Comorbidity, Yes | 493 (28.81) |
| AIDS Diagnosis, Yes | 202 (11.81) |
| HAART | |
| PI-Based | 575 (33.61) |
| Non-PI-Based | 756 (44.18) |
| HAART-Naïve | 241 (14.09) |
| Off-HAART | 121 (7.07) |
| Non-HAART ART | 18 (1.05) |
| Plasma Viral Load > 50 copies/mL | |
| Yes | 600 (35.07) |
| No | 1111 (64.93) |
| CD4 Count | |
| < 200 cells/mm3 | 92 (5.38) |
| 200–349 cells/mm3 | 242 (14.14) |
| 350–499 cells/mm3 | 411 (24.02) |
| > 499 cells/mm3 | 966 (56.46) |
| Continuous Variables | |
| Characteristics | Median (Interquartile Range) |
| Age (years) | 42.00 (34.00–49.00) |
| CD4 Count (cells/mm3) | 538.00 (389.00–721.00) |
| Plasma Viral Load (Log10) | 1.70 (1.68–2.82) |
| Time Since HIV Diagnosis (years) | 10.00 (4.00–17.00) |
| Duration of Follow-Up from Baseline (Years, Overall) | 2.71 (1.04–3.80) |
| Hospitalized | 1.23 (0.53–2.37) |
| Not Hospitalized | 3.13 (1.53–3.95) |
| Physical Component Summary Scores (PCSS) | |
| Lower Tercile | 41.78 (35.88–46.13) |
| Middle Tercile | 54.56 (52.78–55.87) |
| Upper Tercile | 58.81 (57.87–59.76) |
| Mental Component Summary Scores (MCSS) | |
| Lower Tercile | 39.18 (31.99–43.88) |
| Middle Tercile | 50.69 (49.02–51.82) |
| Upper Tercile | 55.22 (54.04–57.29) |