Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics for Men Who Have Sex With Men, Men Who Have Sex With Women, and Women ≤45 Years Enrolled in ACTG Study 5257
| All | MSM | MSW | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) |
| Entire Sample | 1425 | (100) | 992 | (69.6) | 189 | (13.3) | 244 | (17.1) |
| Age Categories (N = 1425) | ||||||||
| 18–29 | 428 | (30.0) | 334 | (33.7) | 27 | (14.3) | 67 | (27.5) |
| 30–39 | 440 | (30.9) | 299 | (30.1) | 51 | (27.0) | 90 | (36.9) |
| 40–45 | 557 | (39.1) | 359 | (36.2) | 111 | (58.7) | 87 | (35.7) |
| Education (N = 1418) | ||||||||
| <High School | 269 | (19.0) | 123 | (12.4) | 71 | (37.6) | 75 | (31.1) |
| High School Grad/GED | 246 | (17.3) | 146 | (14.8) | 45 | (23.8) | 55 | (22.8) |
| Post High School | 903 | (63.7) | 719 | (72.8) | 73 | (38.6) | 111 | (46.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity (N = 1425) | ||||||||
| White Non-Hispanic | 517 | (36.3) | 456 | (46.0) | 25 | (13.2) | 36 | (14.8) |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 558 | (39.2) | 307 | (30.9) | 108 | (57.1) | 143 | (58.6) |
| Hispanic (regardless of race) | 308 | (21.6) | 195 | (19.7) | 51 | (27.0) | 62 | (25.4) |
| Other | 42 | (2.9) | 34 | (3.4) | 5 | (2.6) | 3 | (1.2) |
| Income Category (N = 1241) | ||||||||
| <20K | 621 | (50.0) | 373 | (42.5) | 115 | (69.7) | 133 | (66.8) |
| $20–$49999K | 381 | (30.7) | 300 | (34.2) | 34 | (20.6) | 47 | (23.6) |
| ≥50K | 239 | (19.3) | 204 | (23.3) | 16 | (9.7) | 19 | (9.5) |
| Insurance Category (N = 1377) | ||||||||
| Government | 793 | (57.6) | 506 | (52.3) | 129 | (72.1) | 158 | (68.7) |
| Private | 484 | (35.1) | 392 | (40.5) | 36 | (20.1) | 56 | (24.3) |
| Self-pay | 100 | (7.3) | 70 | (7.2) | 14 | (7.8) | 16 | (7.0) |
| Number of Children (N = 1341) | ||||||||
| No Children | 913 | (68.1) | 803 | (85.9) | 47 | (27.3) | 63 | (26.9) |
| 1–2 Children | 259 | (19.3) | 95 | (10.2) | 71 | (41.3) | 93 | (39.7) |
| 3+ Children | 169 | (12.6) | 37 | (4.0) | 54 | (31.4) | 78 | (33.3) |
| Housing Status (N = 1399) | ||||||||
| Owned/rented home | 1243 | (88.8) | 889 | (90.8) | 143 | (78.1) | 211 | (89.0) |
| Lives with friends or family | 103 | (7.4) | 60 | (6.1) | 29 | (15.8) | 14 | (5.9) |
| No stable housing | 53 | (3.8) | 30 | (3.1) | 11 | (6.0) | 12 | (5.1) |
| Week 96 Self-Perceived Infectiousness (N = 1326) | ||||||||
| Low (0%–33%) | 588 | (44.3) | 447 | (48.1) | 60 | (34.5) | 81 | (36.5) |
| Medium (34%–66%) | 257 | (19.4) | 176 | (18.9) | 34 | (19.5) | 47 | (21.2) |
| High (67%–100%) | 481 | (36.3) | 307 | (33.0) | 80 | (46.0) | 94 | (42.3) |
| Baseline CD4 Cell Count (N = 1425) | ||||||||
| ≤200 cells/mm3 | 426 | (29.9) | 273 | (27.5) | 86 | (45.5) | 67 | (27.5) |
| >200 cells/mm3 | 999 | (70.1) | 719 | (72.5) | 103 | (54.5) | 177 | (72.5) |
| Week 48 HIV VL (N = 1425) | ||||||||
| VL ≤200 copies/mL | 68 | (4.8) | 41 | (4.1) | 5 | (2.6) | 22 | (9.0) |
| VL >200 copies/mL | 1357 | (95.2) | 951 | (95.9) | 184 | (97.4) | 222 | (91.0) |
| Baseline Binge Drinking (N = 1041) | ||||||||
| Nonbinge drinker | 691 | (66.4) | 494 | (64.5) | 80 | (67.2) | 117 | (75.0) |
| Binge drinker | 350 | (33.6) | 272 | (35.5) | 39 | (32.8) | 39 | (25.0) |
| Baseline Substance Abuse (N = 1334) | ||||||||
| Never used | 750 | (56.2) | 494 | (52.9) | 114 | (66.7) | 142 | (61.7) |
| Past use | 267 | (20.0) | 197 | (21.1) | 27 | (15.8) | 43 | (18.7) |
| Used within past year | 317 | (23.8) | 242 | (25.9) | 30 | (17.5) | 45 | (19.6) |
Abbreviations: ACTG, AIDS Clinical Trials Group; GED, General Education Diploma; Grad, graduate; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, heterosexual men who have sex with women; VL, viral load.