Table 1.
Baseline Demographics and Health Characteristics by Study Arm
| Overall | CM Arm | SOC Arm | |
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| Participants | 144 | 72 | 72 |
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| N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
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| Age | |||
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| 18–21 | 7 (5) | 3 (4) | 4 (6) |
| 22–30 | 36 (25) | 21 (29) | 15 (21) |
| 31–40 | 34 (24) | 15 (21) | 19 (26) |
| 41–50 | 39 (27) | 19 (26) | 20 (28) |
| 51–60 | 26 (18) | 13 (18) | 13 (18) |
| > 60 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Mean | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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| Race 1 | |||
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| Native American | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Black | 121 (84) | 62 (86.1) | 59 (81.9) |
| White | 19 (13.2) | 9 (12.5) | 10 (13.9) |
| Other | 8 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) | 5 (6.9) |
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| Latino/Hispanic | |||
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| Yes | 10 (7) | 3 (4) | 7 (10) |
| No | 134 (93) | 69 (96) | 65 (90) |
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| Gender | |||
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| Male | 139 (97) | 71 (99) | 68 (94) |
| Female | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Transgender Female | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) |
| Gender Non-Conforming | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
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| Sexual Orientation | |||
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| Gay | 114 (79) | 58 (81) | 56 (78) |
| Bisexual | 23 (16) | 12 (17) | 11 (15) |
| Heterosexual | 5 (3) | 2 (3) | 3 (4) |
| Other | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
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| Education | |||
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| High school diploma or less | 56 (38) | 28 (39) | 28 (39) |
| Education beyond high school | 88 (61) | 44 (62) | 44 (62) |
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| Employment | |||
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| Full-time | 27 (19) | 13 (18) | 14 (19) |
| Part-time | 20 (14) | 11 (15) | 9 (13) |
| Not employed | 97 (67) | 48 (67) | 49 (68) |
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| Marital Status | |||
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| Married or living with partner | 20 (14) | 7 (10) | 13 (18) |
| Have primary or main partner, not living together | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 122 (85) | 64 (89) | 58 (81) |
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| Health Care Coverage | |||
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| Yes | 116 (81) | 59 (82) | 57 (79) |
| No | 28 (19) | 13 (18) | 15 (21) |
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| Stable Housing | |||
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| Yes | 128 (89) | 65 (90) | 63 (88) |
| No | 16 (11) | 7 (10) | 9 (13) |
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| Syphilis Status | |||
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| Active | 51 (35) | 27 (38) | 24 (33) |
| Non-active | 13 (9) | 7 (10) | 6 (8) |
| Negative | 80 (56) | 38 (53) | 42 (58) |
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| HCV Antibody | |||
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| Negative | 122 (85) | 57 (79) | 65 (90) |
| Positive | 22 (15) | 15 (21) | 7 (10) |
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| CD4 Count | |||
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| < 200 | 42 (29) | 24 (33) | 18 (25) |
| 200 – 350 | 34 (24) | 16 (22) | 18 (25) |
| 351 – 500 | 28 (19) | 16 (22) | 12 (17) |
| > 500 | 40 (28) | 16 (22) | 24 (33) |
| Mean | 357 | 337 | 377 |
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| Substance Use | |||
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| Yes | 20 (14) | 8 (11) | 12 (17) |
| No | 117 (81) | 60 (83) | 57 (79) |
| Prefer not to answer | 7 (5) | 4 (6) | 3 (4) |
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| Ever on ART 2 | |||
| Yes | 124 (87) | 64 (89) | 60 (83) |
| No | 18 (13) | 7 (10) | 11 (15) |
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| Missing | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The table shows baseline demographic and health characteristics for study participants in each study arm.
Abbreviations: CM: case manager study arm; SOC: standard of care study arm; N: number; HCV: hepatitis C virus; ART: antiretroviral therapy.
1
Participants could choose multiple races, if applicable, instead of choosing only one race.
2
Percent of the non-missing number of observations (Overall, n = 142; CM, n = 71; SOC, n = 71).