Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of sample at first visit in the Food Insecurity substudy (n = 2553).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Food security (FS) | ||
| High FS | 1419 | 55.6 |
| Marginal FS | 405 | 15.9 |
| Low FS | 372 | 14.6 |
| Very low FS | 357 | 14.0 |
| HIV-seropositive | 1803 | 70.6 |
| Age at visit (median, IQR) | 47.7 | 40.4, 53.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 255 | 10.0 |
| Hispanic | 377 | 14.8 |
| African American/black | 1829 | 71.6 |
| Other | 92 | 3.6 |
| Income | ||
| < $12 000 | 1262 | 51.9 |
| $12001–24 000 | 541 | 22.3 |
| ≥ $24 001 | 629 | 25.9 |
| < High school education | 832 | 32.6 |
| Homeless/marginally housed | 54 | 2.1 |
| Child dependents | 986 | 38.6 |
| Baseline physical health score (median, IQR) | 0.237 | −0.713, 0.816 |
| Insured | 2235 | 87.5 |
| Substance use | ||
| Any illicit substance use (not including cannabis)a | 331 | 13.0 |
| Cannabis useb | 566 | 22.2 |
| Stimulant usec | 288 | 11.3 |
| Opioid used | 50 | 2.0 |
| Prescription drug misusee | 52 | 2.0 |
| Person-visits | 11692 | – |
| Unique WIHS women | 2553 | – |
a
Use of crack, cocaine, speedball, methamphetamine, heroin or methadone in a non-prescribed way, prescription narcotics in a non-prescribed way, prescription amphetamines in a non-prescribed way, prescription tranquilizers in a non-prescribed way hallucinogens, club drugs or any other illicit substances.
b
Licit or illicit use of marijuana or hashish.
c
Use of crack, cocaine, speedball or methamphetamine.
d
Use of heroin, speedball, or methadone in a non-prescribed way.
e
Use of prescription narcotics, prescription amphetamines or prescription tranquilizers in a non-prescribed way. IQR = interquartile range; WIHS = Women’s Interagency HIV Study.