Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N = 88) by HIV status: People Living with HIV (PWH) and HIV-individuals.
| Mean (SD), Median [IQR], or Count (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWH (n = 54) | HIV− (n = 34) | t, z, χ2 | df | p-value | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Age | 60.0 (6.34) | 59.5 (6.74) | −0.31 | 66.9 | 0.75 |
| Education | 14.04 (2.51) | 14.97 (2.58) | 1.55 | 69.0 | 0.12 |
| Male | 44 (82%) | 18 (53%) | 8.16 | 1 | 0.008 |
| Sexual Orientation | <.0001 | ||||
| Gay/Bisexual | 38 (70.4%) | 8 (24.2%) | |||
| Heterosexual | 14 (25.9%) | 25 (75.8%) | |||
| Other | 2 (3.7%) | 0 | |||
| Ethnicity | 0.88 | ||||
| NH White | 35 (65%) | 22 (65%) | |||
| NH Black | 12 (22%) | 6 (18%) | |||
| Hispanic | 5 (8%) | 4 (12%) | |||
| Other | 2 (4%) | 2 (6%) | |||
| Psychosocial Characteristics | |||||
| Income Level | 0.02 | ||||
| Low | 32 (60%) | 10(29%) | |||
| Medium | 16 (30%) | 13 (38%) | |||
| High | 3 (6%) | 8 (24%) | |||
| Don’t Know | 3 (6%) | 3 (9%) | |||
| Source of income | 0.0005 | ||||
| Employment | 14 (26%) | 15 (44%) | |||
| Disability | 23 (43%) | 2 (6%) | |||
| Retirement/Savings/Other | 17 (33%) | 17 (50%) | |||
| Employment Status | 3.4 | 1 | 0.07 | ||
| Currently Employed | 15 (28%) | 16 (47%) | |||
| Currently not Employed | 39 (72%) | 18 (53%) | |||
| Marital Status | 0.002 | ||||
| Married/Marriage-like Relationship | 5 (9%) | 11 (32%) | |||
| Divorced | 10 (19%) | 11 (32%) | |||
| Separated | 1 (2%) | 2 (6%) | |||
| Widowed | 4 (7%) | 2 (6%) | |||
| Never Married | 34 (63%) | 8 (24%) | |||
| Living alone | 32 (59%) | 12 (35%) | 4.8 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Currently on Disability | 31 (57%) | 3 (9%) | <.0001 | ||
| Duke Social Support Scale | 8.5 (1.9) | 8.4 (1.3) | −0.02 | 82.2 | 0.98 |
| MOS Overall Support Scaled Score | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.1) | 0.42 | 70.3 | 0.67 |
| Beck Depression Inventory - II | 7.5 [2.14] | 2 [0,4] | 3.92 | 86 | 0.0002 |
| Psychiatric Characteristics | |||||
| LT MDD | 39 (72%) | 7 (21%) | 22.3 | 1 | <.0001 |
| Current Any Psychiatric Dx | 11 (20%) | 1 (3%) | 5 | 1 | 0.03 |
| LT Any Substance Dx | 39 (72%) | 16 (47%) | 5.6 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Current Any Substance Dx | 2 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 |
| HIV Disease Characteristics | |||||
| AIDS Status | 38(44%) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Estimated years of infection | 25.2 [18;29] | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Current CD4 count | 714 [559;899] | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nadir CD4 count | 145 [42;275] | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| ARV Status (on ART) (N=54) | 50 (95%) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Plasma viral load undetectablea | 45 (96%) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Months exposure to ART | |||||
| 231.5 [153;278] | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Note: ART = Anti-Retroviral Therapy; ARV = Anti-Retroviral; BMI = Body Mass Index; Dx = Diagnoses; HCV=Hepatitis C virus; IQR=interquartile range; LT= Lifetime; MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; MOS = Medical Outcomes Survey; NH = non-Hispanic.
a:
Among those on ART, defined as <50 copies/mLch,
p-values were calculated using independent t-tests, χ2 tests, and Fisher’s exact tests as appropriate. Bolded p-values indicate p < .05.