Table 1.
Baseline Participant Characteristics by HIV Serostatus
| HIV+ (n=134) | HIV− (n=96) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years) | 51.0 (8.5) | 51.1 (7.6) | .45 |
| Sex (male) | 105 (75) | 67 (68) | <.001 |
| Race/Ethnicity | -- | -- | -- |
| White | 74 (53) | 67 (68) | .78 |
| Black | 23 (16) | 13 (13) | -- |
| Hispanic | 28 (20) | 17 (17) | -- |
| Asian | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | -- |
| Other | 8 (6) | 1 (1) | -- |
| Education (years) | 14.4 (2.7) | 15.0 (2.3) | .04 |
| Employment | 45 (32) | 76 (77) | <.001 |
| HIV Characteristics | |||
| Historical AIDS diagnosis | 75 (53) | -- | -- |
| Detectable viral load | 10 (7) | -- | -- |
| Current CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 666 [613–717] | -- | -- |
| Nadir CD4 (cells/mm3) | 257 [232–311] | -- | -- |
| CD4/CD8 Ratio | .9 [.8–1.0] | -- | -- |
| Estimated duration living with HIV (months) | 14.4 (9.9) | -- | -- |
| On Antiretroviral Therapy | 135 (96) | -- | -- |
| Log D-dimer (µg/L) | 576.9 (432.1) | 519.2 (310.4) | .86 |
| Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) | 8.2 (1.9) | 8.5 (1.7) | .13 |
| Self-Rated Successful Aging (SA) | 7.2 (2.2) | 7.9 (1.5) | <.001 |
Values are presented in mean (SD) or N (%);
DSSI score range is between 4 and 27 (with higher numbers indicate greater social support);
SA score range is between 1 (least successful) and 10 (most successful)