Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants who inject opioids and live with HIV in Vancouver, BC, stratified by the baseline HAT eligibility status
Characteristic | Total (%) (n = 478) | HAT eligibility | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) 45 (9.4) | No (%) 433 (90.6) | |||
Age (median, inter-quartile range-IQR)b | 43.1 (36.7–47.9) | 36.7 (34.2–43.7) | 43.5 (37.9–48.1) | < 0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 321 (67.2) | 23 (51.1) | 298 (68.8) | 0.016 |
 Non-male | 157 (32.8) | 22 (48.9) | 135 (31.2) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Caucasian | 273 (57.1) | 29 (64.4) | 244 (56.4) | 0.296 |
 Non-Caucasian | 205 (42.9) | 16 (35.6) | 189 (43.6) |  |
Homelessnessa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 169 (35.4) | 22 (48.9) | 147 (33.9) | 0.026 |
 No | 305 (63.8) | 21 (46.7) | 284 (65.6) |  |
Relationship statusa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Legally married/common law/regular partner | 126 (26.4) | 15 (33.3) | 111 (25.6) | 0.228 |
 Other | 339 (70.9) | 28 (62.2) | 311 (71.8) |  |
Highest level of education completed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥ high school diploma | 229 (47.9) | 23 (51.1) | 206 (47.6) | 0.512 |
 < high school diploma | 241 (50.4) | 20 (44.4) | 221 (51.0) |  |
Employmenta,c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 101 (21.1) | 4 (8.9) | 97 (22.4) | 0.035 |
 No | 377 (78.9) | 41 (91.1) | 336 (77.6) |  |
Money spent on drugs p/dayc | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥ $50 p/day | 315 (65.9) | 39 (86.7) | 276 (63.7) | < 0.001 |
 < $50 p/day | 158 (33.1) | 5 (11.1) | 153 (35.3) |  |
Drug dealinga | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 148 (31.0) | 25 (55.6) | 123 (28.4) | < 0.001 |
 No | 330 (69.0) | 20 (44.4) | 310 (71.6) |  |
Years of using heroin injection heroin at baseline (median, IQR)b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Number of years | 14.8 (7.3–22.6) | 15.7 (8.7–20.4) | 14.4 (7.3–22.7) | 0.640 |
Daily non-injection cocaine usea,c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 1.000 |
 No | 476 (99.6) | 45 (100.0) | 431 (99.5) |  |
Daily non-injection heroin usea,c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 4 (0.8) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (0.7) | 0.328 |
 No | 474 (99.2) | 44 (97.8) | 430 (99.3) |  |
Daily crack usea | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 181 (37.9) | 25 (55.6) | 156 (36.0) | 0.010 |
 No | 297 (62.1) | 20 (44.4) | 277 (64.0) |  |
Daily crystal meth usea | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 19 (4.0) | 5 (11.1) | 14 (3.2) | 0.025 |
 No | 459 (96.0) | 40 (88.9) | 419 (96.8) |  |
Overdosea | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 32 (6.7) | 7 (15.6) | 25 (5.8) | 0.012 |
 No | 446 (93.3) | 38 (84.4) | 408 (94.2) |  |
Lent syringea,c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 17 (3.6) | 3 (6.7) | 14 (3.2) | 0.210 |
 No | 460 (96.2) | 42 (93.3) | 418 (96.5) |  |
Recent incarcerationa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 75 (15.7) | 12 (26.7) | 63 (14.5) | 0.034 |
 No | 402 (84.1) | 33 (73.3) | 369 (85.2) |  |
Engaged in any form of unprotected sexa,c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 46 (9.6) | 5 (11.1) | 41 (9.5) | 0.790 |
 No | 429 (89.7) | 40 (88.9) | 389 (89.8) |  |
Exchanged sex for gifts, food, shelter, clothes, etc.a | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 72 (15.1) | 15 (33.3) | 57 (13.2) | < 0.001 |
 No | 403 (84.3) | 30 (66.7) | 373 (86.1) |  |
Attacked, assaulted, or suffered violencea | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 98 (20.5) | 12 (26.7) | 86 (19.9) | 0.293 |
 No | 377 (78.9) | 33 (73.3) | 344 (79.4) |  |
HCVc | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 429 (89.7) | 40 (88.9) | 389 (89.8) | 0.797 |
 No | 49 (10.3) | 5 (11.1) | 44 (10.2) |  |
Plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load > 50 c/mL |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 313 (65.5) | 31 (68.9) | 282 (65.1) | 0.656 |
 No | 162 (33.9) | 14 (31.1) | 148 (34.2) |  |
On ART (≥ 1 day)a |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 283 (59.2) | 28 (62.2) | 255 (58.9) | 0.665 |
 No | 195 (40.8) | 17 (37.8) | 178 (41.1) |  |
CD4+Â cell count per 100 cellsa,b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Median, IQR | 3.2 (2.0–4.8) | 3.2 (1.6–5.0) | 3.2 (2.0–4.8) | 0.696 |