Table 1: Factors associated with current use of ART–United States, Medical Monitoring Project, 2007-2008

Currently
Taking ART (n = 3307)		 Not Currently Taking ART (n = 579) Chi-Square Test for Differences
(p Value)
Characteristic No.    % of Total No.     % of Total
Gender
Male
   2431      74
   373      64
20.52
Female    830       25    197      34 (<.0001)
Transgender    45        1     8       1
Age (years)
18-24
   45        1
   33       6
118.82
25-34    280        8    101      17 (<.0001)
35-44    1039       31    214      37
45-54    1311       40    180      31
≤55    632       19    51       9
Race/ethnicity
Black, non-Hispanic
   1254      38
   288      50
31.26
Hispanic    663       20    95      16 (<.0001)
White, non-Hispanic    1173      35    156      27
Other    212       6    39       7
Education
< High School
    729      22
   149      26
3.81
≥ High School or equivalent    2576      78    430      74 (0.05)
Public assistance, past 12 months
No
   1639      50
   322      56
7.4
Yes    1667      50    256      44 (0.01)
Lapse in health coverage, past 12 months
No
   2491      75
   379      65
24.06
Yes    808       24    197      34 (<.0001)
Homeless, past 12 months
No
   3080      93
   500      86
31.22
Yes    227       7    79      14 (<.0001)
Years since HIV diagnosis
≤ 1
   18        1
   5       1
57.43
2-5    616       19    189      33 (<.0001)
6-10    764       23    127      22
11-25    1711      52    226      39
Knew most recent HIV viral load test result
No
   639       19
   162      28
27.41
Yes    2587      78    383      66 (<.0001)
Most recent HIV viral load test result
Undetectable
   2056      62
   110      19
482.24
Detectable but <5000    307       9    93      16 (<.0001)
≥5000-<100000    166       5    142      25
≥100000     58        2    38       7
Missing     720      22       196      34
CD4 count (self-reported nadir)
0-199
   1511      46
   90      16
218.3
200-349    642       19      128      22 (<.0001)
350-499    261       8      112      19
500+    140       4      102      18
Missing    753       23      147      25
Feeling downhearted and depressed, past 4 weeks
All of the time
   140       4
   39      7
10.91
Most of the time    315      10       77      13 (0.00)
Some of the time    992      30      155      27
A little of the time    799      24      153      26
None of the time    1054     32      154      27
Crack use, past 12 months
No
   3128     95
   521      90
19.45
Yes    167      5       56      10 (<.0001)
Amphetamine use, past 12 months
No
   3142     95
   537      93
5.6
Yes    152      5       40       7 (0.02)
Binge drinking, past 30 days
No
   2864      87
   459      79
21.19
Yes     426     13       116      20 (<.0001)

Note: ART, antiretroviral therapy; values may not sum to total due to missing data; missing values shown when >10% of total.