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Table 1 Characteristics of participants enrolled in an SBIRT Study (Computer and Clinician Administered) in an HIV primary care clinic (N = 208)

From: Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores among SBIRT recipients in an HIV primary care setting

Variable

Total (n = 208)

Received intervention (n = 134)

No intervention (n = 74)

P

Age (mean, SD)

45.4 ± 8.5

45.0 ± 8.5

46.1 ± 8.5

0.40

Race

 African American

83 (39.9)

54 (40.3)

29 (39.2)

0.92

 Caucasian

64 (30.8)

40 (29.9)

24 (32.4)

 

 Hispanic

35 (16.8)

24 (17.9)

11 (14.9)

 

 Other

26 (12.5)

16 (11.9)

10 (13.5)

 

Gender

 Female

49 (23.6)

32 (23.9)

17 (23.0)

0.51*

 Male

138 (66.4)

86 (64.2)

52 (70.3)

 

 Other

21 (10.1)

16 (11.9)

5 (6.8)

 

Education (n = 202)

 High school or GED

128 (63.4)

82 (63.6)

46 (63.0)

0.94

 More than high school

74 (36.6)

47 (36.4)

27 (37.0)

 

Currently employed (n = 204)

 No

174 (85.3)

112 (84.9)

62 (86.1)

0.80

 Yes

30 (14.7)

20 (15.2)

10 (13.9)

 

Adequate income (n = 204)

 Totally inadequate

45 (22.1)

26 (20.0)

19 (25.7)

0.34*

 Barely adequate

128 (62.8)

81 (62.3)

47 (63.5)

 

 Enough

31 (15.2)

23 (17.7)

8 (10.8)

 

Health insurance (n = 205)

 No

36 (17.6)

23 (17.6)

13 (17.6)

1.00

 Yes

169 (82.4)

108 (82.4)

61 (82.4)

 

Clinical

 Years positive (mean, SD)

12.4 ± 7.4

12.7 ± 7.5

11.9 ± 7.1

0.44

 Undetectable viral load

128 (61.5)

85 (63.4)

43 (58.1)

0.45

 CD4 count (mean, SD)

512.5 ± 333.5

503.8 ± 356.6

527.8 ± 290.5

0.68

SSIS (mean, SD)a

 Tobacco

14.6 ± 10.8

15.1 ± 10.7

13.8 ± 11.1

0.43

 Alcohol

11.2 ± 10.8

11.4 ± 11.0

10.6 ± 10.4

0.60

 Cannabis

9.9 ± 10.4

10.1 ± 10.5

9.4 ± 10.4

0.65

 Cocaine

9.0 ± 11.0

9.7 ± 11.4

7.6 ± 10.1

0.20

 Amphetamine

8.3 ± 11.0

9.1 ± 11.5

6.9 ± 10.2

0.19

 Inhalants

1.7 ± 4.9

2.0 ± 5.6

1.2 ± 2.9

0.30

 Sedatives

4.3 ± 7.6

4.5 ± 8.0

3.7 ± 6.5

0.52

 Hallucinogens

1.8 ± 5.3

2.1 ± 6.1

1.1 ± 3.2

0.22

 Opioids

4.3 ± 8.2

4.6 ± 8.4

3.7 ± 7.8

0.50

 Other

1.2 ± 4.5

1.2 ± 4.5

1.3 ± 4.5

0.88

  1. SSIS Specific Substance Involvement Score, from the ASSIST measure
  2. * Fisher’s exact
  3. aValidated cut points: lower risk to health and other problems (0–10 for alcohol, 0–3 for all other substances), moderate risk to health and other problems (11–26 for alcohol, 4–26 for all other substances), high risk of severe problems (health, social, financial, legal, or relationship) consistent with a diagnosis of substance dependence (27 + for all substances)