Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-Positive New York City (NYC) Sexual Health Clinic (SHC) Patients Aged ≥15 at the Time of Index Visit in 2012, by HIV Care Status Before Index Visit (N = 1045)
| In HIV care before visit (N = 715), n (%) | Out of HIV care before visit (N = 330), n (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Sex assigned at birth | |||
| Male | 672 (94.0) | 308 (93.3) | 0.685 |
| Female | 43 (6.0) | 22 (6.7) | |
| Age | |||
| Median (IQR) | 40 (31–48) | 34 (28–43) | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 45 (6.3) | 37 (11.2) | <0.001 |
| 25–34 | 196 (27.4) | 139 (42.1) | |
| 35–50 | 353 (49.4) | 119 (36.1) | |
| >50 | 121 (16.9) | 35 (10.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 101 (14.1) | 54 (16.4) | 0.182 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 362 (50.6) | 182 (55.2) | |
| Hispanic | 208 (29.1) | 79 (23.9) | |
| Other | 44 (6.2) | 15 (4.6) | |
| Primary language spoken | |||
| English | 624 (87.3) | 304 (92.1) | 0.021 |
| Other | 91 (12.7) | 26 (7.9) | |
| Residence at the time of index visit | |||
| NYC | 707 (98.9) | 309 (93.6) | <0.001 |
| Outside NYC, but within Metropolitan NYC | 8 (1.1) | 21 (6.4) | |
| Neighborhood poverty level (%) | <0.001 | ||
| <10 | 73 (10.2) | 34 (10.3) | |
| 10–20 | 152 (21.3) | 75 (22.7) | |
| 20–30 | 298 (41.7) | 125 (37.9) | |
| >30 | 183 (25.6) | 76 (23.0) | |
| Unknown (Metropolitan NYC) | 9 (1.3) | 20 (6.1) | |
| Sexual health-related | |||
| Time since first known HIV diagnosis (years) | |||
| 1–3 | 95 (13.3) | 74 (22.4) | <0.001 |
| 4–6 | 144 (20.1) | 89 (27.0) | |
| >6 | 476 (66.6) | 167 (50.6) | |
| Transmission risk | |||
| Men who have sex with men | 517 (72.3) | 254 (77.0) | 0.300 |
| Injection drug use history | 61 (8.5) | 19 (5.8) | |
| Heterosexual contact | 49 (6.9) | 18 (5.5) | |
| Unknown | 88 (12.3) | 39 (11.8) | |
| Number of sex partners in past 3 months | 0.156 | ||
| 0 | 11 (1.5) | 2 (0.6) | |
| 1 | 234 (32.7) | 111 (33.6) | |
| 2–4 | 291 (40.7) | 126 (38.2) | |
| ≥5 | 113 (15.8) | 46 (13.9) | |
| Missing | 66 (9.2) | 45 (13.6) | |
| No. of SHC visits within 12 months earlier (including index visit) | |||
| 1 | 553 (77.3) | 254 (77.0) | 0.894 |
| ≥2 | 162 (22.7) | 76 (23.0) | |
| Index visit characteristics | |||
| HIV test receipt | |||
| Yes | 33 (4.6) | 40 (12.1) | <0.001 |
| No | 682 (95.4) | 290 (87.9) | |
| STI diagnosis | |||
| No | 414 (57.9) | 157 (47.6) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 301 (42.1) | 173 (52.4) | |
| >1 STI diagnosis (of total) | 40 (5.6) | 38 (11.5) | <0.001 |
IQR, interquartile range; NYC, New York City; SHC, sexual health clinic; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
p < 0.05 in bold.