Table 1 Demographic and HIV-specific characteristics of the patient cohort
From: Emergency department utilization by HIV-positive adults in the HAART era
Demographic or HIV-specific variable | Full sample (N = 356) | No ED visit (N = 284) | ED visit (N = 72) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 42.7 (8.5) | 42.8 (8.7) | 41.9 (7.6) |
Gender (% male) | 77.2 | 77.8 | 75.0 |
Income level (%) | |||
Below poverty level | 45.8 | 40.8 | 65.3 |
1–2× poverty level | 24.7 | 25.4 | 22.2 |
2–3× poverty level | 12.4 | 13.0 | 9.7 |
>3× poverty level | 14.0 | 17.3 | 1.4 |
Not recorded | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
Race (% non-Caucasian) | 47.5 | 45.1 | 56.9 |
Mean years since HIV diagnosis (SD) | 8.5 (5.9) | 8.2 (5.9) | 9.8 (5.8) |
Mean years on antiretroviral therapy (SD) | 3.5 (3.2) | 3.6 (3.3) | 2.9 (3.0) |
On HAART in 2006 (% yes) | 81.5 | 82.4 | 77.8 |
HAART interrupted/discontinued in 2006 (% yes) | 7.3 | 6.3 | 11.1 |
Peak viral load on record, copies/ml (%) | |||
<400 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 13.9 |
401–1,000 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
1,001–100,000 | 36.2 | 37.0 | 33.3 |
>100,000 | 38.5 | 37.7 | 41.7 |
Unknown | 5.1 | 3.9 | 9.7 |
Mean viral load in 2006, copies/ml (%) | |||
<400 | 53.1 | 57.4 | 36.1 |
401–1000 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
1,001–100,000 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 27.8 |
>100,000 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 13.9 |
Unknown | 14.9 | 13.4 | 20.8 |
Lowest CD4 count on record, cells/ml (%) | |||
0–200 | 41.3 | 40.5 | 44.4 |
201–350 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 22.3 |
>350 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 23.6 |
Unknown | 4.5 | 3.1 | 9.7 |
Mean CD4 count in 2006, cells/ml (%) | |||
0–200 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 16.7 |
201–350 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 19.4 |
>350 | 54.5 | 57.4 | 43.1 |
Unknown | 14.3 | 12.7 | 20.8 |