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. 2021 Mar 8;25(8):2501–2516. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03212-0

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and background characteristics and risk factors (N = 512)

N [%, mean (SD)]
Age in years at baseline
 Mean (SD) 47.0 (10.7)
 Median [min, max] 50.0 [19.0, 65.0]
African American or Black (non-Hispanic) 351 (68.6%)
Hispanic or Latinx 161 (31.4%)
Sex assigned at birth
 Female 153 (29.9%)
 Male 359 (70.1%)
Sexual minority (lesbian, gay, queer, homosexual, non-heterosexual) 297 (58.0%)
Transgender 41 (8.0%)
Sexual and/or gender minority 303 (59.2%)
Incarceration
 Never 211 (41.2%)
 Past, not recent 240 (46.9%)
 Recent 52 (10.2%)
Homelessness history
 Currently homeless 211 (41.2%)
 Homeless in past year, not currently 56 (10.9%)
 Homeless lifetime, not in past year 191 (37.3%)
 Never homeless 54 (10.5%)
Education
 HS diploma or equivalent or higher 359 (70.1%)
Currently employed 42 (8.2%)
During the past 12 months, how often did you run out of money for necessities like rent, utilities, or food?
 Never 92 (18.0%)
 Daily 32 (6.2%)
 Weekly 66 (12.9%)
 Monthly 122 (23.8%)
 Occasionally 194 (37.9%)
Years since HIV diagnosis
 Mean (SD) 18.2 (8.61)
 Median [min, max] 19.0 [0, 30.0]
HIV viral load (log10)
 Mean (SD) 3.77 (1.20)
 Median [min, max] 4.04 [1.30, 6.35]
Ever took ART 504 (98.4%)
If yes, longest period on ART in the past (months)
 Mean (SD) 34.5 (46.8)
 Median [min, max] 18 [0, 297]
If yes, number of times started ART
 Mean (SD) 11.5 (23.6)
 Median [min, max] 5 [0, 300]
If yes, took ART at all in 6 weeks before enrollment 224 (44.4%)
If no (did not take ART in past 6 weeks), last time took ART (months ago)
 Mean (SD) 7.69 (26.1)
 Median [min, max] 2.03 [1, 292]