Table 2 Demographic and health characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS who do not use and use dietary supplements.
| Â | Do Not Use Supplements (n = 251) | Uses Supplements (n = 93) | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | M | SD | M | SD | t | p |
Age (years) | 44.5 | 7.4 | 44.0 | 8.7 | 0.5 | n.s. |
Education (years) | 12.3 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .01 |
Monthly income ($) | 1104 | 3301 | 1029 | 1322 | 0.2 | n.s. |
Years since HIV+ | 13.0 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | n.s. |
CD4-cell count (cells/mm3) | 445 | 314 | 516 | 320 | 1.6 | n.s. |
HIV symptom score | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | n.s. |
Number of AIDS diagnoses | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | n.s. |
ART adherence (%) | 79.5 | 22.2 | 85.0 | 16.3 | 1.6 | n.s. |
| Â | N | % | N | % | X 2 | p |
Men | 190 | 76 | 78 | 83 | Â | Â |
Women | 61 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2.6 | n.s. |
African American | 233 | 93 | 84 | 90 | Â | Â |
White | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Â | Â |
Other race | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.3 | n.s. |
Viral load < 50 copies | 102 | 47 | 48 | 59 | 2.9 | n.s. |
Adherence > 85% | 69 | 52 | 30 | 56 | 0.2 | n.s. |