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Table 1 Outcomes by demographic characteristics

From: Integrated HIV care is associated with improved engagement in treatment in an urban methadone clinic

Characteristic

Variable (N)

Retention in carea

N (%)

Viral suppressionb

N (%)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Gender

Female (24)

19 (79%)

5 (21%)

23 (96%)*

1 (4%)

Male (41)

31 (76%)

10 (24%)

29 (71%)

12 (29%)

Age

<45 years (12)

8 (64%)

4 (33%)

6 (50%)*

6 (50%)

≥45 years (53)

43 (81%)

10 (19%)

43 (81%)

10 (19%)

Race

African American (27)

20 (74%)

7 (26%)

21 (78%)

6 (22%)

Caucasian (26)

20 (77%)

6 (23%)

17 (65%)

9 (35%)

Other (12)

11 (92%)

1 (8%)

11 (92%)

1 (8%)

Site of care

Methadone clinic (15)

14 (93%)

1 (7%)

14 (93%)

1 (7%)

HIV clinic (42)

31 (74%)

11 (26%)

33 (79%)

9 (21%)

Community clinics (8)

5 (62%)

3 (38%)

5 (62%)

3 (38%)

  1. aRetention in care = meets criteria of having a primary care visit in 1st and 2nd halves of the study year
  2. bViral suppression = meets criteria of HIV viral load <40 copies/ml at most recent laboratory draw
  3. * Significant relationships for (a) viral suppression and gender (Fisher’s exact test (2-sided), p = .022), and (b) viral suppression and age (Fisher’s exact test (2-sided), p = .034)