Research Article
Vaginal Dysplasia and HIV: An African American and Caribbean American Cohort Study
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics by ethnicity (n=63).
| | | African-American (n=39) | Caribbean-American (n=24) | Statistic |
| | Age at VaIN Diagnosis (years) | | | | | Mean (SD) | 52.3 (7.6) | 55.5 (7.3) | p=0.10 | | Range (min-max) | 34-70 | 39-71 | | | Age Group | | | p=0.15 | | < 50 | 13 (33) | 4 (17) | p=0.05 | | 50-64 | 23 (59) | 19 (79) | | | >=65 | 3 (8) | 1 (4) | | | Socio-economic Status (SES) | | | | | Living at / below Poverty | 26 (67) | 18 (75) | p=0.58 | | Insurance | | | | | Medicaid/Medicare | 30 (77) | 11 (46) | p=0.011 | | Uninsured | 6 (15) | 11 (46) | p=0.006 | | Social History | | | | | Cigarette Use | 22 (56) | 2 (8) | p0.001 | | Illicit Drug Use | 13 (33) | 0 (0) | p0.001 | | Length of Time HIV Diagnosed (years) | | | | | Range (years) | 0-22 | 2-34 | | | Mean (SD) | 11.3 (6.1) | 14.4 (7.2) | p=0.13 | | CDC-Defined AIDS | 33 (85) | 22 (92) | p=0.69 | | Viral Load Suppression | (n=36) | (n=23) | | | (200 copies/mL) | 30 (75) | 17 (70) | p=0.38 | | CD4200 | (n=38) | (n=24) | | | (cells/μL) | 33 (87) | 21 (88) | p=1 | | On Anti-retrovirals (ARV) | 38 (97) | 23 (96) | p=1 |
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