Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants.a
| Age (n = 126) | |
| Median age in years (IQR) (range) | 51 (43-58) (range: 22-79) |
| Number of participants ≥50 years (%) | 70 (55.6) |
| Sex (n = 126), n (%) | |
| Male | 85 (68.3) |
| Female | 39 (30.1) |
| Otherb | 2 (1.6) |
| Ethnicity (n = 126), n (%) | |
| African American/black | 57 (45.2) |
| Caucasian/white | 44 (34.9) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13 (10.3) |
| Working for pay (n = 126), n (%) | |
| Full time | 19 (15.1) |
| Part time | 12 (9.5) |
| Years since HIV diagnosis (n = 121) | |
| Median number of years (IQR) (range) | 16 (8-21) (range: <1-36) |
| Taking antiretroviral therapy (n = 124), n (%) | |
| Yes | 119 (96.0) |
| Undetectable viral load (n = 127; <50 copies/mL), n (%) | |
| Yes | 119 (93.7) |
| Concurrent health conditions | |
| Median number of concurrent health conditions (IQR) | 5 (2-7) |
| Common concurrent health conditions (self-reported), n (%) | |
| Joint pain (n = 123) | 70 (56.9) |
| Muscle pain (n=117) | 58 (49.6) |
| Hypertension (n = 121) | 57 (47.1) |
| Mental health condition (n = 119) | 48 (40.3) |
| Arthritis (n = 124) | 47 (37.9) |
| Asthma (n = 123) | 34 (27.6) |
| Peripheral neuropathy (n = 120) | 30 (25.0) |
| Neurocognitive decline (n = 119) | 29 (24.4) |
| Smoking status (n = 118), n (%) | |
| Currently smoking | 35 (29.7) |
| Occasionally smoking | 12 (10.2) |
| Former smoker (not in the past 30 days) | 32 (27.1) |
| Never been a smoker | 39 (33.1) |
| Disability benefits (n = 125), n (%) | |
| Yes | 78 (62.4) |
| Health insurance (n = 126), n (%) | |
| Yes | 118 (93.7) |
| Ever accessed the following supports to help deal with health challenges,c n (%) | |
| HIV doctor (n = 125) | 114 (91.2) |
| Family doctor (n = 120) | 90 (73.8) |
| Nurse (n = 121) | 68 (56.2) |
| Friends (n = 120) | 67 (55.8) |
| Family (n = 123) | 67 (54.5) |
| Partner or spouse (n = 122) | 58 (47.5) |
| Social worker (n = 119) | 53 (44.5) |
| Psychiatrist (n = 120) | 43 (35.8) |
| Services at local HIV/AIDS organization (n = 121) | 40 (33.1) |
| Physical therapist (n = 119) | 26 (21.8) |
| Psychologist (n = 115) | 25 (21.7) |
| Religious leader (n = 120) | 24 (20.0) |
| Other complementary or alternative therapies (eg, yoga, acupuncture, multivitamins, meditation, massage, gym; n = 97) | 17 (17.5) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a Proportions calculated based on the number of participants who answered the item on the demographic questionnaire indicated by n = for each characteristic.
b Other: Transgender (n = 1), not reported (n = 1).
c Categories do not add up to 100% due to variable allowing for multiple responses.