Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N=146)

Characteristic	n		%
Race/ethnicity
African American/Black	125		85.6
White/Non-Hispanic	12		8.2
Other	9		6.2
Gender
Born Male/Identify Male	88		60.3
Born Female/Identify Female	55		37.7
Born Male/Identify Female	2		1.4
I choose not to answer	1		0.7
Marital status
Never married/Single	86		58.9
Divorced/Separated	30		20.5
Married/Living with Significant Other	14		9.6
Widow/Widower	14		9.6
Other	2		1.4
Sexual orientation
Homosexual, Gay, or Lesbian	30		20.5
Heterosexual or Straight	92		63.0
A Man Who Has Sex With Men	6		4.1
Bisexual	16		11.0
Other	2		1.4
Homelessness or unstably housed in the past 12 months
No	129		88.4
Yes	17		11.6
Education
Some high school or less	32		22.0
High school graduate or equivalent (GED)	54		37.0
Some college or higher	60		41.0
HIV disclosure status
Disclosure to someone	129		88.4
Disclosure to no one	17		11.6
Baseline HIV RNA viral load^a
Undetectable (<40 copies/mL)	96		66.2
Detectable	49		33.8
Baseline CD4 T Cell count^b
≥ 200 cells/mm³	130		90.3
< 200 cells/mm³	14		9.7
Lonely participants^*	58		39.7
	Mean ± SD	Min	Max

Age	56.53 ± 4.55	50	72
Years since HIV diagnosis	18.10 ± 8.36	2	34
Comorbidity burden	1.28 ± 1.54	0	8
Functional status	7.66 ± 0.78	3	8
HIV-related stigma	1.94 ±1.95	0	6
Depressive symptoms	10.86 ± 10.31	0	47
Social network size	16.14 ± 10.56	0	48
Loneliness	47.19 ± 10.09	33.9	71.8

Notes: SD=standard deviation.

n=145.

n=144.

T-score greater than 50 on PROMIS-Social Isolation scale.