Table 2.
Patient demographics by site—Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH; N=45).
| Patients | BCH (n=20) | BMC (n=25) | Total | P value | ||
| Age (years) | .84 | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 20.21 (2.5) | 20.04 (2.9) | 20.11 (2.7) |
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Median (range) | 20 (16-26) | 20 (14-25) | 20 (14-26) |
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| Ethnicity and race, n (%) | .32 | |||||
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Hispanic and Latino | 2 (10) | 6 (24) | 8 (18) |
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Non-Hispanic White | 3 (15) | 1 (4) | 4 (9) |
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Non-Hispanic Black | 9 (45) | 15 (60) | 24 (53) |
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| Non-Hispanic other (including American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, or more than one) | 4 (20) | 2 (8) | 6 (13) |
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Unknown | 2 (10) | 1 (4) | 3 (7) |
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| Sex, n (%) | .64 | |||||
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Female | 11 (55) | 12 (48) | 23 (51) |
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Male | 9 (45) | 13 (52) | 22 (49) |
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| Education—highest level, n (%) | .04 | |||||
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High school graduate or less | 7 (35) | 17 (68) | 24 (53) |
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Some college credit or more | 12 (60) | 8 (32) | 20 (44) |
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N/Aa (missing) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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| Income (US $), n (%) | .13 | |||||
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<20,000 | 5 (25) | 13 (52) | 18 (40) |
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20,000-49,999 | 6 (30) | 7 (28) | 13 (29) |
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≥50,000 | 5 (25) | 2 (8) | 7 (16) |
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N/A (missing) | 4 (20) | 3 (12) | 7 (16) |
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| Time in years since positive HIV diagnosis, n (%) | .91 | |||||
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1-3 | 4 (20) | 6 (24) | 10 (22) |
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3-5 | 1 (5) | 5 (20) | 6 (13) |
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>5 | 15 (75) | 14 (56) | 29 (64) |
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| Smartphone ownership, n (%) | .06 | |||||
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iPhone | 20 (100) | 20 (80) | 40 (89) |
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Android | 0 (0) | 5 (20) | 5 (11) |
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| Hours spent on phone per day, n (%) | .46 | |||||
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0-3 | 4 (20) | 4 (16) | 8 (18) |
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4-6 | 10 (50) | 9 (36) | 19 (42) |
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>7 | 6 (30) | 12 (48) | 18 (40) |
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| Health or HIV apps, n (%) | .73 | |||||
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Yes | 4 (20) | 7 (28) | 11 (24) |
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No | 15 (75) | 17 (68) | 32 (71) |
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N/A (missing) | 1 (5) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) |
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| Tech savvy | .15 | |||||
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Personal score, mean (SD) | 8.3 (1.63) | 7.6 (1.50) | 7.9 (1.58) |
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N/A (missing), n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
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aN/A: not applicable.