Table 3.
HYM 2.0 cohort (N = 448) substance use by HIV status and race
| Variables | Categories | Wave 1 (N = 448) |
HIV negative (n = 397) |
HIV positive (n = 51) |
p value | Black (n = 94) |
Hispanic (n = 264) |
Multi-racial/ethnic (n = 90) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Alcohol use | Lifetime | 421 (94) | 373 (94) | 48 (94) | 0.96 | 89 (95) | 249 (94) | 83 (92) | 0.73 |
| 6 months | 392 (88) | 348 (88) | 44 (86) | 0.78 | 80 (85) | 234 (89) | 78 (87) | 0.65 | |
| Tobacco use | Lifetime | 325 (73) | 288 (73) | 37 (73) | 1.00 | 64 (68) | 196 (74) | 65 (72) | 0.52 |
| 6 months | 204 (46) | 178 (45) | 26 (51) | 0.41 | 38 (40) | 120 (45) | 46 (51) | 0.35 | |
| Marijuana use (non-Rx) | Lifetime | 380 (85) | 335 (84) | 45 (88) | 0.47 | 83 (88) | 221 (84) | 76 (84) | 0.56 |
| 6 months | 321 (72) | 282 (71) | 39 (76) | 0.42 | 79 (84) | 184 (70) | 58 (64) | < 0.01 | |
| < 21-year user | 98 (22) | 90 (23) | 8 (16) | 0.47 | 17 (18) | 62 (23) | 19 (21) | 0.65 | |
| Poppers use | Lifetime | 189 (42) | 159 (40) | 30 (59) | 0.01 | 28 (30) | 124 (47) | 37 (41) | 0.01 |
| 6 months | 114 (25) | 94 (24) | 20 (39) | 0.02 | 14 (15) | 83 (31) | 17 (19) | < 0.01 | |
| Cocaine use | Lifetime | 149 (33) | 126 (32) | 23 (45) | 0.06 | 30 (32) | 90 (34) | 29 (32) | 0.90 |
| 6 months | 85 (19) | 71 (18) | 14 (27) | 0.10 | 18 (19) | 51 (19) | 16 (18) | 0.95 | |
| Other drugs use (non-Rx)a | Lifetime | 227 (51) | 194 (49) | 33 (65) | 0.03 | 42 (45) | 141 (53) | 44 (49) | 0.32 |
| 6 Months | 138 (31) | 115 (29) | 23 (45) | 0.02 | 29 (31) | 83 (31) | 26 (29) | 0.90 | |
| Drug test results (marijuana)b | Positive | 196 (44) | 172 (44) | 24 (49) | 0.5 | 52 (57) | 101 (39) | 43 (48) | 0.01 |
| Drug test results (cocaine)b | Positive | 16 (4) | 12 (3) | 4 (8) | 0.07 | 6 (7) | 6 (2) | 4 (4) | 0.16 |
| Total positive drug testsb | 0 drugs | 226 (51) | 206 (53) | 20 (41) | < 0.01 | 37 (40) | 145 (56) | 44 (49) | 0.09 |
| 1 drug | 180 (41) | 162 (41) | 18 (37) | 44 (48) | 96 (37) | 40 (44) | |||
| 2+ drugs | 35 (8) | 24 (6) | 11 (22) | 11 (12) | 18 (7) | 6 (7) | |||
| Problem alcohol use (last 6 months)c | No advice needed | 229 (58) | 203 (58) | 26 (59) | 0.67 | 50 (62) | 129 (55) | 50 (64) | 0.16 |
| Need simple advice | 126 (32) | 110 (32) | 16 (36) | 22 (28) | 83 (35) | 21 (27) | |||
| Need brief counseling | 19 (5) | 18 (5) | 1 (2) | 7 (9) | 10 (4) | 2 (3) | |||
| Need evaluation for dependence | 18 (5) | 17 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 12 (5) | 5 (6) | |||
| Problem marijuana use (last 6 months)d | No marijuana misuse | 195 (61) | 169 (60) | 26 (67) | 0.66 | 45 (57) | 119 (65) | 31 (53) | 0.64 |
| Mild marijuana misuse | 74 (23) | 66 (23) | 8 (21) | 19 (24) | 40 (22) | 15 (26) | |||
| Moderate marijuana misuse | 22 (7) | 21 (7) | 1 (3) | 5 (6) | 12 (7) | 5 (9) | |||
| Severe marijuana misuse | 30 (9) | 26 (9) | 4 (10) | 10 (13) | 13 (7) | 7 (12) |
a.Other non-Rx drugs include heroin, ecstasy, meth, GHB, ketamine, inhalants, hallucinogens, and others
bMissing data were excluded from calculations. There were a total of 7 participants whose drug test results were missing. Missing drug test results by HIV status: 5 HIV negative, 2 HIV positive. Missing drug test results by race: 2 Black, 5 Hispanic
cThere were 56 participants who said they had not used alcohol in the last 6 months: 49 HIV negative, 7 HIV positive; 14 Black, 30 Hispanic, 12 multi-racial/ethnic
dThere were 127 participants who said they had not used marijuana in the last 6 months: 115 HIV negative, 12 HIV positive; 15 Black, 80 Hispanic, 32 multi-racial/ethnic