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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2021 Jan 23;272:113711. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113711

Table 2.

Population characteristics by HIV status.

HIV-Negative (n = 631) HIV-Positive (n = 624) Overall (n = 1,255)

Age (years), Median (IQR) 63.0 (57.0, 69.0) 58.0 (53.0, 64.0) 61.0 (55.0, 66.0)
Percentage of Completed Visits, Median (IQR) 79.5 (75.5–93.1) 89.7 (75.9–96.6) 86.2 (75.0–96.6)
Race/Ethnicity, n (%)
 White, non-Hispanic 509 (80.7) 362 (58.0) 871 (69.4)
 Black, non-Hispanic 79 (12.5) 171 (27.4) 250 (19.9)
 Hispanic 32 (5.1) 79 (12.7) 111 (8.8)
 Other 11 (1.7) 12 (1.9) 23 (1.8)
Education, n (%)
 Less than High School 13 (2.1) 31 (5.0) 44 (3.5)
 High School 48 (7.6) 85 (13.6) 133 (10.6)
 College 301 (47.7) 343 (55.0) 644 (51.3)
 Graduate School 269 (42.6) 165 (26.4) 434 (34.6)
Sexual Orientation, n (%)
 Gay 562 (89.1) 522 (83.7) 1084 (86.4)
 Bisexual 18 (2.9) 43 (6.9) 61 (4.9)
 Heterosexual/Straight 20 (3.2) 11 (1.8) 31 (2.5)
 Other 10 (1.6) 11 (1.8) 21 (1.7)
 Missing 21 (3.3) 37 (5.9) 58 (4.6)
Depressive Symptoms, n (%)
 Depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥16) 111 (17.6) 157 (25.2) 268 (21.4)
 No depressive symptoms (CES-D < 16) 484 (76.7) 432 (69.2) 916 (73.0)
 Missing 36 (5.7) 35 (5.6) 71 (5.7)
Employment Status, n (%)
 Employed 367 (58.2) 333 (53.4) 700 (55.8)
 Not Employed 240 (38.0) 271 (43.4) 511 (40.7)
 Missing 24 (3.8) 20 (3.2) 44 (3.5)
Income Category, n (%)
 Less than $29,999 150 (23.8) 250 (40.1) 400 (31.9)
 $30,000 to $59,999 152 (24.1) 153 (24.5) 305 (24.3)
 $60,000 or more 263 (41.7) 168 (26.9) 431 (34.3)
 Missing/do not wish to respond 66 (10.5) 53 (8.5) 119 (9.5)
Housing Status, n (%)
 In your own home 592 (93.8) 529 (84.8) 1121 (89.3)
 Not in your own home 35 (5.5) 79 (12.6) 114 (9.1)
 Prefer not to say 1 (0.2) 4 (0.6) 5 (0.4)
 Missing 3 (0.5) 12 (1.9) 15 (1.2)
Volunteer Work, n (%)
 No 237 (37.6) 257 (41.2) 494 (39.4)
 Yes 385 (61.0) 347 (55.6) 732 (58.3)
 Missing 9 (1.4) 20 (3.2) 29 (2.3)
Alcohol Use, n (%)
 None 113 (17.9) 124 (19.9) 237 (18.9)
 Low/Moderate 378 (59.9) 339 (54.3) 717 (57.1)
 Moderate/Heavy 73 (11.6) 90 (14.4) 163 (13.0)
 Heavy 25 (4.0) 29 (4.6) 54 (4.3)
 Missing 42 (6.7) 42 (6.7) 84 (6.7)
Marijuana Use, n (%)
 No 459 (72.7) 377 (60.4) 836 (66.6)
 Yes 130 (20.6) 209 (33.5) 339 (27.0)
 Missing 42 (6.7) 38 (6.1) 80 (6.4)
Popper Use, n (%)
 No 483 (76.5) 433 (69.4) 916 (73.0)
 Yes 108 (17.1) 149 (23.9) 257 (20.5)
 Missing 40 (6.3) 42 (6.7) 82 (6.5)
Cocaine/Crack Use, n (%)
 No 569 (90.2) 524 (84.0) 1093 (87.1)
 Yes 21 (3.3) 51 (8.2) 72 (5.7)
 Missing 41 (6.5) 49 (7.9) 90 (7.2)
Methamphetamine Use, n (%)
 No 585 (92.7) 543 (87.0) 1128 (89.9)
 Yes 6 (1.0) 40 (6.4) 46 (3.7)
 Missing 40 (6.3) 41 (6.6) 81 (6.5)
Loneliness Scale Sum at wave 3, Median (IQR) 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) 5.0 (3.0, 6.0) 4.0 (3.0, 6.0)
Loneliness Scale Sum at wave 6, Median (IQR) 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) 4.5 (3.0, 6.0) 4.0 (3.0, 6.0)

IQR=Interquartile Range.