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Table 1 Sample descriptives (N = 3,552)

From: Association of ART regimen and adherence to viral suppression: an observational study of a clinical population of people with HIV

 

2017

2018

2019

Viral suppression

   

Suppressed

2040 (57.4%)

2075 (58.4%)

1971 (55.5%)

Unsuppressed

1080 (30.4%)

1061 (29.9%)

1044 (29.4%)

Missing

432 (12.2%)

416 (11.7%)

537 (15.1%)

Number of viral load records

   

Mean (SD)

3.4 (1.9)

3.2 (1.6)

3.1 (1.5)

No change in suppression

2351 (66.2%)

2422 (68.2%)

2307 (65.0%)

Adherence level

   

< 50%

175 (4.9%)

166 (4.7%)

203 (5.7%)

> 50–80%

498 (14.0%)

477 (13.4%)

457 (12.9%)

> 80–90%

412 (11.6%)

452 (12.7%)

401 (11.3%)

> 90–95%

432 (12.2%)

425 (11.7%)

403 (11.3%)

> 95%

1921 (54.1%)

1937 (54.5%)

1963 (55.3%)

Missing

115 (3.2%)

106 (3.0%)

125 (3.5%)

Number of quarters with ART regimen switches

 

0 switches

2486 (70.0%)

2195 (61.8%)

2241 (63.1%)

1 switch

611 (17.2%)

685 (19.3%)

704 (19.8%)

2 switches

409 (11.5%)

549 (15.5%)

506 (14.2%)

3 + switches

46 (1.3%)

123 (3.4%)

101 (2.8%)

Mean (SD)

0.441 (0.745)

0.612 (0.891)

0.573 (0.855)

Single-tablet regimen (STR)

1953 (55.5%)

2146 (60.4%)

2498 (70.3%)

Total ART medication fills

   

Mean (SD)

19.2 (11.4)

18.2 (10.6)

16.1 (9.4)

Nadir CD4

   

>=200

2727 (76.8%)

  

< 200

825 (23.2%)

  

Number of physical comorbidities

  

Mean (SD)

1.55 (1.43)

  

Number of mental/behavioral conditions

  

Mean (SD)

2.34 (1.98)

  

Age categories

   

18–29

475 (13.4%)

  

30–49

2027 (57.1%)

  

50+

1044 (29.4%)

  

Missing

6 (0.2%)

  

Race/ethnicity

   

Non-Hispanic Black

1925 (54.2%)

  

Non-Hispanic White

273 (7.7%)

  

Hispanic

1258 (35.4%)

  

Non-Hispanic Other

80 (2.2%)

  

Missing

16 (0.5%)

  

Gender identity

   

Cis female

1148 (32.3%)

  

Cis male

2239 (63.0%)

  

Transgender

165 (4.6%)

  

Housing status

   

Stable housing

3460 (97.4%)

  

Unstably housed

92 (2.6%)

  
  1. Notes. No change in viral suppression indicates members who were consistently suppressed or consistently unsuppressed based on patient records for the year. Physical comorbidities include endocarditis, asthma, pain, COPD, diabetes, hepatitis C, hypertension, and myocardial infarction. Behavioral health conditions include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug use, alcohol use, and opioid use disorder