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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of DC Cohort COVID-19 Survey participants, N = 891, 2020–2021

From: Psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic from a cross-sectional Survey of people living with HIV in Washington, DC

Characteristic

Total (N = 891)a

N (%)

Age (median, IQR) in years (n = 891)

46.0 (37.0–54.0)

Age tertile category (n = 891)

 

 16–40 Years

296 (33.2)

 41–51 Years

296 (33.2)

 52 + Years

299 (33.6)

Gender identity (n = 881)

 

 Male

576 (65.4)

 Female

305 (34.6)

Race/ethnicity (n = 870)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

659 (75.7)

 Non-Hispanic White

115 (13.2)

 Hispanic, any race

50 (5.7)

 Other (American Indian/Alaska native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Bi/multiracial)

46 (5.3)

Education (n = 878)

 

 At least some high school

339 (38.6)

 At least some college

539 (61.4)

Pre-pandemic work status (as of 1/1/20) (n = 891)

 

 Employed full- or part-time

495 (55.6)

 Unemployed

133 (14.9)

 Otherb

263 (29.5)

Household composition (n = 887)

 

 Lives alone

381 (43.0)

 Lives with others

506 (57.0)

Relationship status (n = 891)

 

 Divorced, separated, or widowed

154 (17.3)

 Married or live-in partner

203 (22.8)

 Single, Other, Decline to Answer

534 (59.9)

Housing status (n = 891)

 

 Rental

530 (59.5)

 Own

209 (23.5)

 Homeless

7 (0.8)

 Otherc

145 (16.3)

Location of residence (n = 884)

 

 DC

680 (76.9)

 MD

154 (17.4)

 VA

43 (4.9)

 Other state

7 (0.8)

Presence of the following comorbid conditions

 

 Angina or coronary heart disease

27 (3.0)

 Asthma

163 (18.3)

 Cancer

86 (9.7)

 Chronic lung disease

63 (7.1)

 Depression

313 (35.1)

 Myocardial infarction

21 (2.4)

 High blood pressure

374 (42.0)

 Kidney disease

62 (7.0)

 Overweight or obesity

194 (21.8)

 Stroke

37 (4.2)

 Type II diabetes

110 (12.3)

 Decline to answer

11 (1.2)

Self-reported underlying medical conditions in addition to HIV* (n = 891)

 

 0

179 (20.1)

 ≥ 1

712 (79.9)

Survey year

 

 2020

135 (15.2)

 2021

756 (94.8)

Median duration of HIV infection (yrs) (IQR) (n = 884)

16.0 (10.0, 24.0)

CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mld (n = 748)

717 (95.9)

HIV RNA < 200 copies/mld (n = 751)

674 (89.7)

HIV transmission risk factore (n = 891)

 

 MSM

398 (44.7)

 HRH

240 (26.9)

 IDU

39 (4.4)

 Othere

214 (24.0)

  1. aTotals may not sum to N due to missing data, participants had an available COVID survey before 12/31/2021 and are enrolled in the DC Cohort
  2. bOther includes student, homemaker, retired, disabled
  3. cOther includes lives with parent/friends, lives in rooming/halfway/group home, lives in residential drug facility, lives in assisted living, other
  4. dLast lab value after 1/1/2020 up to dataset closure on 12/31/2021: 4 sites not submitting HIV RNA labs considered missing
  5. eMSM includes MSM/IDU; Other includes Hemophilia, blood transfusion, Perinatal, other, unknown
  6. *Self-reported presence of any comorbid condition listed in the survey (“ > 1”) OR the response “I have not been told I have any of the above conditions” (“0”) to the question “To your knowledge have you ever had any of the following medical conditions?”