Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

Demographic Variables	HIV− controls	HIV+	p value
n =	53	56
BACKGROUND DEMOGRAPHICS
Sex (Men/Women)	29/24	40/16	ns
Age	47.8 ± 13.2	52.5 ± 7.9	.03 [HIV+ > HIV−]
Education (years)	15.7 ± 2.5	13.7 ± 2.5	<.001 [HIV+ < HIV−]
Hepatitis C (%)	0%	29.1%	/
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) Score *	2.4 ± 3.5; 1.0	9.8 ± 8.4; 8.5	<.001 [HIV+ > HIV−]
HIV-RELATED DEMOGRAPHICS
HIV Approx. Age of Onset	/	35.9 ± 9.5	/
Length of time with HIV (years)	/	16.6 ± 8.2	/
Log Viral Load (n = 51)	/	2.1 ± 1.1	/
CD4 Count* (n = 54)	/	611.3 ± 286.0; 571.0	/
AIDS Status (%) (n = 55)	/	50.9%	/
HAART Medications (%) (n = 55)	/	90.9%	/

^*Mean ± SD; median

ns=not significant