Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of MACS participants by HIV status at index visit.
| HIV Negative (n=1620) |
HIV Positive (n=1948) |
All Participants (N=3568) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up (six months), median (IQR) | 11 (1 - 14) | 12 (1 - 15) | 11 (1 - 14) |
| Age, median (IQR), years | 44.4 (38.5 - 51.2) | 41.1 (35.7 - 46.3) | 42.5 (36.7 - 48.5) |
| Income in US Dollar, median (IQR) | 10-19.9K (<10K – 40-49.9K) | 20-29.9K (<10K - 40-49.9K) | 20-29.9K (<10K - 40-49.9K) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1209 (74.6) | 1210 (62.2) | 2419 (67.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 331 (20.4) | 574 (29.5) | 905 (25.4) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 28 (1.7) | 77 (3.9) | 105 (2.9) |
| Asian | 11 (0.7) | 9 (0.5) | 20 (0.6) |
| Hispanic | 135 (8.3) | 285 (14.6) | 420 (11.8) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) |
| Other | 12 (0.7) | 23 (1.2) | 35 (0.9) |
| Multi-racial | 27 (1.7) | 51 (2.6) | 78 (2.29) |
| Education Level, n (%) | |||
| 12th Grade or Less | 170 (29.7) | 329 (36.3) | 499 (33.8) |
| Some College | 149 (26.5) | 294 (32.5) | 443 (29.9) |
| Four Year Degree | 117 (20.5) | 143 (15.8) | 260 (17.6) |
| Some Graduate Work | 45 (7.9) | 52 (5.7) | 97 (6.6) |
| Post-Graduate Degree | 91 (15.9) | 88 (9.7) | 179 (12.1) |
| Location, n (%) | |||
| Baltimore | 150 (22.49) | 143 (30.6) | 293 (25.8) |
| Chicago | 49 (7.3) | 107 (22.9) | 156 (13.7) |
| Pittsburgh | 111 (16.6) | 77 (16.5) | 188 (16.5) |
| Los Angeles | 360 (53.7) | 141 (30.1) | 501 (44.0) |
Note. The index visit was defined as a participant's first visit during the observation period between October, 2004 and April; 2016; IQR: Inter-quartile range.