Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Men in HIV Care Prescribed Erectile Dysfunction Medication (EDM) (n=589)
| Characteristic | Total N=589 N (%) |
MSM N=408 N (%) |
MSW N=181 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.6 (9.5) | 46.3 (9.5) | 50.6 (9.0) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–29 | 20 (3.4) | 19 (4.7) | 1 (0.6) |
| 30–39 | 93 (15.8) | 75 (18.4) | 18 (9.9) |
| 40–49 | 218 (37.0) | 152 (37.2) | 66 (36.5) |
| ≥50 | 258 (43.8) | 162 (39.7) | 96 (53.0) |
| Race | |||
| Black | 303 (51.4) | 156 (38.2) | 147 (81.2) |
| White | 278 (47.2) | 245 (60.1) | 33 (18.2) |
| Other | 8 (1.4) | 7 (1.7) | 1 (0.6) |
| Insurance Status | |||
| Public | 171 (29.0) | 103 (25.2) | 68 (37.6) |
| Private | 218 (37.0) | 168 (41.2) | 50 (27.6) |
| Uninsured | 159 (27.0) | 109 (26.7) | 50 (27.6) |
| Unknown | 41 (7.0) | 28 (6.9) | 13 (7.2) |
| Clinical Information | |||
| CD4 Count (cells/mm3) | |||
| <200 | 57 (9.7) | 33 (8.1) | 24 (13.3) |
| ≥200 | 470 (79.8) | 331 (81.1) | 139 (76.8) |
| Unknown | 62 (10.5) | 44 (10.8) | 18 (9.9) |
| HIV Viral Load (copies/mL) | |||
| <200 | 476 (80.8) | 331 (81.1) | 145 (80.1) |
| ≥200 | 81 (13.8) | 57 (14.0) | 24 (13.3) |
| Unknown | 32 (5.4) | 20 (4.9) | 12 (6.6) |
| History of any STIa | 154 (26.1) | 132 (32.3) | 22 (12.1) |
| History of Chlamydia | 17 (2.9) | 14 (3.4) | 3 (1.7) |
| History of Gonorrhea | 55 (9.3) | 49 (12.0) | 6 (3.3) |
| History of Syphilis | 123 (20.9) | 109 (26.7) | 14 (7.7) |
| Alcohol abuseb | |||
| At risk | 56 (16.2) | 44 (17.0) | 12 (13.8) |
| Low risk | 27 (7.8) | 16 (6.2) | 11 (12.6) |
| Unknown | 263 (76.0) | 199 (76.8) | 64 (73.6) |
| Substance usec | |||
| Current | 44 (7.5) | 30 (7.4) | 14 (7.7) |
| Prior | 140 (23.8) | 105 (25.7) | 35 (19.3) |
| Never | 149 (25.3) | 111 (27.2) | 38 (21.0) |
| Unknown | 256 (43.4) | 162 (39.7) | 94 (52.0) |
EDM=erectile dysfunction medication; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; MSM=men having sex with men; MSW=men having sex with women; Q1=first quartile; Q3=third quartile; SD=standard deviation; STI: sexually transmitted infection; UAB=University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL).
a
Any STI refers to prior chlamydia, gonorrhea and/or syphilis infection
b
Using Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT-C).
c
Using Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST).