| Characteristics * |
Total N (%) |
Syphilis N (%) |
Non-syphilis N (%) |
| Demographics |
| Age (in years) ** |
|
|
|
| <35 |
83 (11.8%) |
12 (26.7%) |
71 (10.8%) |
| 35-49 |
284 (40.5%) |
20 (44.4%) |
264 (40.2%) |
| ≥ 50 |
335 (47.7%) |
13 (28.9%) |
322 (49.0%) |
| Race-ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Hispanic |
80 (11.4%) |
2 (4.4%) |
78 (11.9%) |
| Non-Hispanic black |
125 (17.8%) |
10 (22.2%) |
115 (17.5%) |
| Non-Hispanic white |
495 (70.5%) |
32 (71.1%) |
463 (70.5%) |
| Educational attainment ** |
|
|
|
| GED/High school or below |
409 (60.7%) |
8 (18.2%) |
257 (40.8%) |
| Some college/college or above |
265 (39.3%) |
36 (81.8%) |
373 (59.2%) |
| HIV transmission risk category ** |
|
|
|
| MSM or MSM&IDU |
468 (66.7%) |
40 (88.9%) |
428 (65.1%) |
| Non-MSM (IDU, heterosexual, or
other/unknown) |
234 (33.3%) |
5 (11.1%) |
229 (34.9%) |
| Length of HIV or AIDS diagnosis** |
|
|
|
| <10 years |
250 (37.5%) |
25 (69.4%) |
227 (39.7%) |
| ≥ 10 years |
416 (62.5%) |
11 (30.6%) |
344 (60.3%) |
| History of AIDS complications** |
394 (56.1%) |
18 (40.0%) |
376 (57.2%) |
| Non-injection drug use |
442 (65.8%) |
32 (72.7%) |
410 (65.1%) |
| Cocaine |
200 (28.5%) |
10 (22.2%) |
190 (28.9%) |
| Marijuana |
214 (30.9%) |
20 (44.4%) |
194 (29.5%) |
| Alcohol consumption |
571 (84.9%) |
38 (86.4%) |
534 (84.8%) |
| Behavioral disorder |
358 (53.1%) |
21 (47.7%) |
337 (53.5%) |
| Anxiety |
175 (24.9%) |
8 (17.8%) |
167 (25.4%) |
| Depression |
191 (27.2%) |
17 (37.8%) |
174 (26.5%) |
| Have been sexually active ** |
505 (72.3%) |
40 (95.2%) |
465 (70.8%) |
Abbreviations: HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; GED: General Educational
Development; MSM: Men who have Sex with Men; IDU: Injection Drug Users;
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.