TABLE I.

Characteristics of Veterans Aging Cohort Study VA Patients Living with HIV who had Documented Alcohol Screening Between February 2008 and May 2014 (n=33,224)

Characteristic	N	(%)
Demographics
Age
<50	11,928	(35.9)
50–64	17,813	(53.6)
≥65	3,483	(10.5)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black	16,028	(48.2)
Hispanic	2,691	(8.1)
Non-Hispanic White	13,346	(40.2)
Other/Unknown	1,159	(3.5)
Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
Any mental health disorder	12,082	(36.4)
Any non-alcohol substance use disorder	4,248	(12.8)
Alcohol use disorder	4,724	(14.2)
Level of Alcohol Use (AUDIT C Score)
Non-drinking (0)	15,446	(46.5)
Low-Level (1–3; 1–2 women)	12,985	(39.1)
Medium-Level (4–5; 3–5 women)	2,685	(8.1)
High-Level (6–7)	885	(2.7)
Very High-Level (8–12)	1,223	(3.7)