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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2020 Jan;24(1):192–205. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02575-9

Table II:

Description of social network characteristics among participants from the uConnect study cohort of young Black MSM and transgender women in Chicago, 2014

Social network characteristic	Median (IQR) proportion^a	Median (IQR) count^a
Age^b	27.00 (22.75, 33.42)	24 (21, 31)
≥1 year older	0.60 (0.33, 1.00)	1.00 (1.00, 2.00)
Peer ^c	0.33 (0.00, 0.50)	1.00 (0.00, 1.00)
Male	0.50 (0.33, 1.00)	1.00 (1.00, 2.00)
HIV +	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
Illicit substance use^d	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
Justice system involvement	0.00 (0.00, 0.50)	0.00 (0.00, 1.00)
Romantic	0.00 (0.00, 0.33)	0.00 (0.00, 1.00)
Friend	0.50 (0.00, 0.75)	1.00 (0.00, 2.00)
Family	0.33 (0.00, 0.60)	1.00 (0.00, 1.75)
Social Network Syndemic Index^e [% (N)]
0	48 (295)
1	43 (264)
2	9 (59)

IQR = interquartile range

^a.

Statistics are reported as per respondent (n = 618) except where otherwise noted.

^b.

Among all social network members (n = 1566).

^c.

Within 1 year of respondent’s age.

^d.

Illicit substance use (ecstasy, volatile nitrates, cocaine/crack, heroin, psychedelics, methamphetamines) in last year.

^e.

Presence of 0, 1, or 2 psychosocial or structural factors (ISU; JSI) within respondents’ social network.