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. 2020 Jan 27;9(1):e16332. doi: 10.2196/16332

Table 3.

Characteristics of Project DETECT part 2–group 2 and group 3 participants (September 2015 to March 2019) compared with current King County residents living with diagnosed HIV infection as of December 31, 2017.

Characteristics Project DETECTa group 2 and 3 participants n=294 n (%) Current King County residents living with diagnosed HIV infection, Dec 2017b n=6907 n (%)
Project DETECT part 2 participants


Group 2: patients with established HIV infection 198 (67.3)

Group 3: patients with acute or newly diagnosed HIV infection 96 (32.7)
Referral site/process


AIDS Clinical Trial Unit/Madison Clinic 241 (82.0)

PHSKCc STDd clinic 38 (12.9)

Other site 1 (0.3)

Missing 14 (4.8)
Age group in years


18-24 26 (8.8) 122e (1.8)

25-34 52 (17.7) 948 (13.7)

35-44 47 (16.0) 1445 (20.9)

45-54 74 (25.2) 2209 (32.0)

≥55 59 (20.1) 2169 (31.4)

Missingf 36 (12.2) 0 (0)
Race/ethnicity


Asian 4 (1.4) 303 (4.4)

Black/African American 84 (28.6) 1340 (19.4)

Hispanic/Latinxg 39 (13.3) 924 (13.4)

Multiracial 15 (5.1) 387 (5.6)

Native American 10 (3.4) 50 (0.7)

Pacific Islander 2 (0.7) 27 (0.4)

White 94 (32.0) 3876 (56.1)

Missing 46 (15.6) 0 (0)
Current gender identity


Cisgender man 232 (78.9) 6004h (86.9)

Cisgender woman 43 (14.6) 839h (12.1)

Transgender woman 4 (1.4) 59 (0.9)

Transgender man 0 (0) 5 (0.1)

Nonbinary/genderqueeri 4 (1.4)

Missing 11 (3.7) 0 (0)
Gender of sex partners in last year


Cisgender male participants



Men only 139 (47.3)


Women only 37 (12.6)


Men and women 18 (6.1)


Men and other partners 2 (0.7)


Men and transgender men 2 (0.7)


Men, women, and transgender women 2 (0.7)


Men, women, and transgender men 1 (0.3)


Women and transgender men 1 (0.3)


Women and transgender women 1 (0.3)


Men, women, transgender men, and transgender women 1 (0.3)

Cisgender female participants



Men only 29 (9.9)


Women only 1 (0.3)


Men and women 1 (0.3)


Men and other partners 2 (0.7)

Transgender female participants



Men only 3 (1.0)


Men and nonbinary/genderqueer partners 1 (0.3)

Nonbinary/genderqueer participants



Men only 1 (0.3)


Men and women 1 (0.3)


Men and nonbinary/genderqueer partners 1 (0.3)


Men, women, transgender men, and other partners 1 (0.3)


No sex partners 36 (12.2)


Missing 13 (4.4)
Sexual orientation


Bisexual 34 (11.6)

Gay 128 (43.5)

Queer 4 (1.4)

Straight/heterosexual 91 (31.0)

Other 1 (0.3)

Missing 36 (12.2)
Self-reported ART j status


ART-naïve 104 (35.4)

ART-experienced but not currently on ART 11 (3.7)

Currently on ART 168 (57.1)

Missing 11 (3.7)
HIV RNA level at study visit


Undetectable or <40 copies/mL 144 (49.0)

40-200 copies/mL 14 (4.8)

201-1000 copies/mL 10 (3.4)

>1000 copies/mL 119 (40.5)

Specimen not availablek 7 (2.4)
Self-reported STD diagnosis in previous 3 months


Chlamydia 18 (6.1)

Gonorrhea 23 (7.8)

Syphilis 22 (7.5)

Other STD 8 (2.7)

Missing 15 (5.1)
Substance use in previous 3 months


Injection



Heroin 38 (12.9)


Methamphetamine 69 (23.5)


Other drugs 6 (2.0)

Noninjection



Methamphetamine 80 (27.2)

Missing 15 (5.1)

aDETECT: Diagnostic Evaluation To Expand Critical Testing Technologies.

bData are from the HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Unit, Public Health–Seattle & King County and the Infectious Disease Assessment Unit, Washington State Department of Health. HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report 2018, Volume 87.

cPHSKC: Public Health–Seattle & King County.

dSTD: sexually transmitted disease.

eIncludes unspecified number of persons ages 13 to 17 years.

fAge of participants is confirmed by medical record in the absence of a part 2 behavioral survey.

gPersons who identified as Hispanic or Latinx ethnicity were classified as Hispanic/Latinx regardless of race.

hData do not specify cisgender.

iCategory not used in PHSKC HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report 2018.

jART: antiretroviral therapy.

kNo venipuncture whole blood was drawn at the study visit.