Table 1. Characteristics of participants in analysis (n = 243).
| Age (n = 240) | |
| Median Age (years) (IQR) (Range) | 40 years (33, 48) (Range: 22–67) |
| Number of participants (%) ≥50 years | 48 (20.0%) |
| Gender (n = 243) | Number (%) |
| Male | 243 (100.0%) |
| Ethnicity (n = 241) | |
| White | 213 (88.4%) |
| Black Caribbean or Black African | 6 (2.5%) |
| Indian, Pakistani or Chinese | 5 (2.1%) |
| Other | 17 (7.1%) |
| Nationality (n = 243) | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 143 (58.8%) |
| European Union (e.g. France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Poland, Greece, Portugal, Germany) | 75 (30.9%) |
| United States, North America | 8 (3.3%) |
| South America | 4 (1.6%) |
| Asia-Pacific Region | 8 (3.3%) |
| Other (Middle East, or Africa) | 5 (2.1%) |
| Sexuality (n = 243) | |
| Homosexual | 234 (96.3%) |
| Heterosexual, bisexual, unknown | 9 (3.7%) |
| Smoking Status (n = 237) | |
| Current Smoker | 58 (24.5%) |
| Participants’ household description: I am living…. (n = 238) | |
| Alone | 83 (34.9%) |
| With a spouse or partner | 81 (34.0%) |
| With a flatmate/friend | 65 (27.3%) |
| Other (e.g. living with a child <18 years, living in an institutionalised residence or care home) | 9 (3.8%) |
| Employment status (n = 242) | |
| Employed: regular, occasional/part-time employment, self-employed, freelance | 210 (86.8%) |
| Not employed: Benefits (including Disability Living Allowance and Employment Support Allowance) | 12 (5.0%) |
| Not Employed: Income from savings, investments or pension | 15 (6.2%) |
| Support from spouse, parents, children, relatives, or friends | 5 (2.1%) |
| Highest level of education completed (n = 243) | |
| University | 177 (72.8%) |
| College/vocational training | 48 (19.8%) |
| Secondary | 18 (7.4%) |
| Year of HIV diagnosis (n = 241) | |
| Median Year of HIV Diagnosis (IQR)(Range) | 2012 (2007, 2014) (Range: 1983–2016) |
| Diagnosed in 1996 or after | 231(95.9%) |
| Taking antiretroviral therapy (n = 242) | |
| Yes | 228 (94.2%) |
| CD4 Count (cells/mm3) (n = 239) | |
| Median (IQR) (Range) | Median: 676 (508, 875) Range: 190–7545 |
| Viral Load (n = 236) | |
| Undetectable (<40 cells/ml) | 193 (81.8%) |
| Registered with General Physician (GP) (n = 243) | |
| Yes | 214 (88.1%) |
| Concurrent Health Conditions* (n = 241) | |
| Diagnosed with other medical condition | 130 (53.9%) |
| Living with ≥2 concurrent health conditions | 52 (21.6%) |
| Diagnosed with concurrent mental health condition (eg: anxiety, depression, personality disorder or schizophrenia) | 20 (8.3%) |
| Diagnosed with concurrent malignancy, opportunistic infection, or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome | 18 (7.5%) |
| Diagnosed with concurrent hypertension | 18 (7.5%) |
IQR: Interquartile Range
*as determined from the electronic health record.