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Table 2 Characteristics of women in moderate increasing and high decreasing adherence groups at baseline

From: Dual trajectories of antiretroviral therapy adherence and polypharmacy in women with HIV in the United States

Characteristic

Adherence trajectory

Total

n (%)

N = 412

P-value

Moderate increasing

n (%)

N = 162

High decreasing

n (%)

N = 250

Age groups

    

< 50 years

50 years

79 (48.8)

83 (51.2)

134 (53.6)

116 (46.4)

213 (51.7)

199 (48.3)

0.33

Race

    

White

African American

Hispanic

Others

13 (8.0)

107 (66.0)

37 (22.8)

5 (3.1)

31 (12.4)

176 (70.4)

36 (14.4)

7 (2.8)

44 (10.7)

283 (68.7)

73 (17.7)

12 (2.9)

0.11

Education

    

Below secondary

Completed secondary

Some college/ completed college

60 (37.0)

48 (29.6)

54 (33.3)

83 (33.3)

78 (31.3)

88 (35.3

143 (34.8)

126 (30.7)

142 (34.5)

0.74

Employment

    

No

Yes

108 (67.1)

53 (32.9)

172 (68.8)

78 (31.2)

280 (68.1)

131(31.9)

0.71

Annual income

    

= < $ 24,000

>$ 24,000

123 (75.9)

39 (24.1)

197 (78.8)

53 (21.2)

320 (77.7)

92 (22.3)

0.49

Alcohol categories

    

0 drinks/week

>0–7 drinks/week

>7–12 drinks/week

>12 drinks/week

105 (64.8)

49 (30.2)

3 (1.9)

5 (3.1)

125 (50.4)

98 (39.5)

8 (3.2)

17 (6.9)

230 (56.1)

147 (35.8)

11(2.7)

22 (5.4)

0.02

History of smoking status

    

Women who never smoked

Women who smoke

Women who previously smoked

51 (31.4)

61 (37.7)

50 (30.9)

78 (31.2)

98 (39.2)

74 (29.6)

129 (31.3)

159 (38.6)

124 (30.1)

0.94

Depression symptoms

    

No

Yes

114 (70.4)

48 (29.6)

183 (73.2)

67 (26.8)

297 (72.1)

115 (27.9)

0.53

Substance use

    

No

Yes

47 (29.0)

115 (71.0)

70 (28.0)

180 (72.0)

117 (28.4)

295 (71.6)

0.82