Table 2.

The baseline characteristics of the study participants (categorical variables).

Categorical variables	HIV+ (n=23), n (%)	HIV− (n=23), n (%)	P valuea	Odds ratio (95% CI)
White	8 (35)	22 (96)	.001	0.02 (.00-.21)
Living alone	17 (77)b	10 (43)	.02	4.42 (1.21-16.12)
College degree	9 (41)b	13 (57)	.30	0.53 (.16-1.74)
Working	9 (39)	10 (43)	.77	0.84 (.26-2.71)
≥100 cigarettes lifetime	16 (73)b	10 (43)	.05	3.47 (.99-.12.09)
Alcohol abusec	5 (23)b	6 (26)	.79	0.83 (.21-3.26)
Self-reported depression (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression)d	7 (30)	6 (26)	.74	1.24 (.34-4.49)

^aP values were determined by logistic regression with HIV status as the outcome.

^bn=22.

^cDefined as ≥3 drinks per day.

^dCES-D score ≥16.