Table I.
Characteristics of those diagnosed with HIV in Florida between 2000 and 2014 who have a mode of HIV transmission listed as MSM or MSM/IDU, by race/ethnicity.
| Total, n (%) | Hispanic, n (column %) | Non-Hispanic Black, n (column %) | Non-Hispanic White, n (column %) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29,156 | 9,044 (31.0) | 8,431 (28.9) | 11,681 (40.1) | |
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| Individual-level variables* | |||||
| Year of HIV diagnosis | <0.0001 | ||||
| 2000–2003 | 7,097 (24.3) | 2,102 (23.2) | 1,887 (22.4) | 3,108 (26.6) | |
| 2004–2007 | 7,607 (26.1) | 2,231 (24.7) | 1,982 (23.5) | 3,394 (29.1) | |
| 2008–2011 | 8,024 (27.5) | 2,452 (27.1) | 2,537 (30.1) | 3,035 (26.0) | |
| 2012–2014 | 6,428 (22.1) | 2,259 (25.0) | 2,025 (24.0) | 2,144 (18.4) | |
| Age group at diagnosis | <0.0001 | ||||
| 13–24 years | 5,096 (17.5) | 1,242 (13.7) | 2,914 (34.6) | 940 (8.1) | |
| 25–49 years | 20,345 (69.8) | 6,881 (76.1) | 4,846 (57.5) | 8,618 (73.8) | |
| 50 years or older | 3,715 (12.7) | 921 (10.2) | 671 (8.0) | 2,123 (18.2) | |
| US- vs. foreign-born | <0.0001 | ||||
| US-born | 20,798 (71.3) | 3,226 (35.7) | 7,270 (86.2) | 10,302 (88.2) | |
| Foreign-born | 8,358 (28.7) | 5,818 (64.3) | 1,161 (13.8) | 1,379 (11.8) | |
| Mode of HIV transmission | 0.1056 | ||||
| MSM/IDU | 1,315 (4.5) | 323 (3.6) | 413 (4.9) | 579 (5.0) | |
| MSM | 27,841 (95.5) | 8,721 (96.4) | 8,018 (95.1) | 11,102 (95.0) | |
| AIDSa | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 17,105 (58.7) | 5,576 (61.7) | 4,546 (53.9) | 6,983 (59.8) | |
| Yes | 12,051 (41.3) | 3,468 (38.4) | 3,885 (46.1) | 4,698 (40.2) | |
| In care, 2015 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 6,756 (23.2) | 2,151 (23.8) | 2,250 (26.7) | 2,355 (20.2) | |
| Yes | 22,400 (76.8) | 6,893 (76.2) | 6,181 (73.3) | 9,326 (79.8) | |
| Retained in care, 2015 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 8,573 (29.4) | 2,601 (28.8) | 2,879 (34.2) | 3,093 (26.5) | |
| Yes | 20,583 (70.6) | 6,443 (71.2) | 5,552 (65.9) | 8,588 (73.5) | |
| Suppressed viral load, 2015 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 9,977 (34.2) | 2,910 (32.2) | 3,784 (44.9) | 3,283 (28.1) | |
| Yes | 19,179 (65.8) | 6,134 (67.8) | 4,647 (55.1) | 8,398 (71.9) | |
| Suppressed viral load if in care=yes | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 3,221 (14.4) | 759 (11.0) | 1,534 (24.8) | 928 (10.0) | |
| Yes | 19,179 (85.6) | 6,134 (89.0) | 4,647 (75.2) | 8,398 (90.0) | |
| ZCTA-level variables** | |||||
| Percent households with male same-sex partners | <0.0001 | ||||
| <1% (classified as “not gay”) | 22,818 (78.3) | 7,095 (78.5) | 7,523 (89.4) | 8,200 (70.2) | |
| ≥1% (classified as “gay”) | 6,315 (21.7) | 1,947 (21.5) | 894 (10.6) | 3,474 (29.8) | |
| SES index, quartiles | <0.0001 | ||||
| 1 (lowest SES) | 9,689 (33.2) | 3,194 (35.3) | 4,225 (50.1) | 2,270 (19.4) | |
| 2 | 7,465 (25.6) | 2,135 (23.6) | 2,167 (25.7) | 3,163 (27.1) | |
| 3 | 7,620 (26.1) | 2,523 (27.9) | 1,346 (16.0) | 3,751 (32.1) | |
| 4 (highest SES) | 4,382 (15.0) | 1,192 (13.2) | 693 (8.2) | 2,497 (21.4) | |
| RUCA classification | <0.0001 | ||||
| Rural | 902 (3.1) | 104 (1.2) | 333 (4.0) | 465 (4.0) | |
| Urban | 28,254 (96.9) | 8,940 (98.9) | 8,098 (96.1) | 11,216 (96.0) | |
| Percent population non-Hispanic Black | <0.0001 | ||||
| 0–24% | 19,172 (65.8) | 6,798 (75.2) | 3,286 (39.0) | 9,088 (77.8) | |
| 25–49% | 5,411 (18.6) | 1,390 (15.4) | 2,325 (27.6) | 1,696 (14.5) | |
| 50% or greater | 4,573 (15.7) | 856 (9.5) | 2,820 (33.5) | 897 (7.7) | |
IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; US, United States; ZCTA, ZIP code tabulation area; SES, socioeconomic status; RUCA, Rural-Urban Commuting Area. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
a
Met AIDS case definition by December 31, 2015.
*
Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel general association statistic was used to compare individual-level variables by race/ethnicity controlling for ZCTA.
**
Chi-square test was used to compare neighborhood-level variables by race/ethnicity.