Table 1.
Descriptive and demographic characteristics (N = 111)
| Characteristic | % (n) | Mean (SD) |
| HIV positive | 75 (83) | |
| Age, years | 41 (8) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 89 (99) | |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 89 (99) | |
| Hispanic | 5 (5) | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5 (6) | |
| Other racial/ethnic group | <1 (1) | |
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school | 48 (53) | |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 28 (31) | |
| More than high school | 24 (27) | |
| Married/living as married | 26 (28) | |
| Stable housing (own home/apartment) | 73 (81) | |
| Employed (full time or part-time) | 24 (27) | |
| Household income ≤ $12,000/year | 75 (83) | |
| Health insurance | 78 (86) | |
| Substance use | ||
| Alcohol (number of drinks per week) | ||
| None | 48 (53) | |
| Light (<7/week) | 39 (44) | 3 (6) |
| Hazardous (>6/week) | 13 (14) | |
| Marijuana use | ||
| Never | 14 (16) | |
| Former | 59 (65) | |
| Current | 27 (30) | |
| Crack, cocaine, and heroin use | ||
| Never | 16 (18) | |
| Former | 57 (63) | |
| Current | 27 (30) | |
| Intravenous drug use | ||
| Never | 60 (67) | |
| Former | 38 (42) | |
| Current | 2 (2) | |
| Psychosocial measures | ||
| Probable depression (CES-D score ≥ 16) | 56 (62) | |
| Health-related quality of life | 66 (20) | |
| Perceived stress scale* | 15 (7) | |
| Physical health | ||
| Body mass index | ||
| Obese (≥30) | 25 (28) | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 32 (36) | |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 38 (42) | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 5 (5) | |
| Hypertension | 29 (32) | |
| Diabetes | 15 (17) | |
| Hospitalized in prior year | 22 (24) | |
| Smoking related | ||
| Fagerstrom score | 4.2 (2.3) | |
| Number cigarettes smoked per day | 8 (7) | |
| Any quit attempt in prior 3 years | 37 (41) | |
| Stage of cessation | ||
| Precontemplation | 34 (38) | |
| Contemplation | 47 (52) | |
| Preparation | 19 (21) | |
| HIV-related characteristics (n = 83) | ||
| CD4 cells/µL | ||
| <200 | 22 (18) | 430 (294) |
| 200–349 | 22 (18) | |
| 350–499 | 30 (25) | |
| >500 | 26 (22) | |
| HIV RNA copies/mL | ||
| Detectable | 69 (57) | 42,342 (175,664) |
| Undetectable | 31 (26) | |
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy | 64 (53) |
*Perceived stress scores were available on n = 88.