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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: A comparison of psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected prisoners receiving combination antiretroviral therapy and transitioning to the community

Baseline characteristics

Total sample

(N=117)

Gender

 

Male

96 (82.1%)

Female

21 (17.9%)

Mean Age, years (SD)

45.4 (±6.9)

Ethnicity

 

White

16 (13.7%)

African-American

63 (53.8%)

Hispanic

38 (32.5%)

Anticipated Housing

 

Unstable Housing

60 (51.3%)

Homeless

29 (24.8%)

Stable Housing

21 (17.9%)

Opioid Use Disorder*

43 (36.8%)

Cocaine Use Disorder*

54 (46.2%)

Hazardous Drinking (AUDIT**)

50 (42.7%)

Viral Load (Baseline)

 

< 400 copies/mL

92 (78.6%)

< 50 copies/mL

66 (56.4%)

Mean Log HIV-1 RNA Level, cells/mL (SD)

2.300 (±1.02)

CD4+ lymphocytes count, cells/mL (SD)

403.61 (±244.4)

Addiction Severity Index Composite Scores

Psychiatric Composite Score (n=112)

 

Mean Severity Score (SD)

0.254 (±0.25)

High Severity (>.22)

52 (46.4%)

Drug Use Composite Score (n=113)

 

Mean Severity Score (SD)

0.085 (±0.08)

High Severity (>.16)

15 (13.3%)

Alcohol Use Composite Score (n=112)

 

Mean Severity Score (SD)

0.055 (±0.11)

High Severity (>.17)

8 (7.1%)

Prescribed Psychiatric Medications

35 (29.9%)

Anti-Depressants

22 (18.8%)

Anti-Psychotics

2 (1.7%)

Mood Stabilizers

1 (0.9%)

Multiple Medications

16 (13.7%)

Any Psychiatric Disorder (n=116)*

55 (47.4%)

Any Mood Disorder*

37 (31.6%)

Any Anxiety Disorder (n=116)*

36 (31.0%)

Any Thought Disorder*

13 (11.1%)

  1. SD=standard deviation.
  2. *Criteria for diagnosis defined by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Substance use disorders combine abuse and dependence diagnosis criteria.
  3. **Hazardous Drinking defined by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), scores ≥8 for men, ≥4 for women.