Table 3 Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle characteristics
Overall (n=350) | HIV positive (n=101) | HIV negative (n=249) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||||
Median (IQR) | 49 (42–55) | 49 (43–54) | 49 (42–56) | |||
Mean (SD) | 49.6 (9.3) | 48.7 (7.4) | 49.9 (9.9) | |||
35 – 44 years | 110 | 31.4 | 31 | 30.7 | 79 | 31.7 |
45 – 54 years | 143 | 40.9 | 47 | 46.5 | 96 | 38.6 |
55 + years | 97 | 27.7 | 23 | 22.8 | 74 | 29.7 |
Country of birth | ||||||
Australia | 234 | 66.9 | 72 | 71.3 | 162 | 65.1 |
New Zealand | 21 | 6.0 | 6 | 5.9 | 15 | 6.0 |
Other | 95 | 27.1 | 23 | 22.8 | 72 | 28.9 |
Ethnic background | ||||||
Anglo- Celtic | 292 | 83.4 | 80 | 79.2 | 212 | 85.1 |
Aboriginal/Torres Strait | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.2 |
Other | 53 | 15.1 | 19 | 18.8 | 34 | 13.7 |
Highest level of education | ||||||
High School | 67 | 19.1 | 24 | 23.8 | 43 | 17.3 |
Tertiary diploma or trade1 | 84 | 24.0 | 28 | 27.7 | 56 | 22.5 |
Undergraduate degree | 86 | 24.6 | 28 | 27.7 | 58 | 23.3 |
Postgraduate degree | 113 | 32.3 | 21 | 20.8 | 92 | 37.0 |
Work situation | ||||||
Full/Part time/self-employed | 254 | 72.6 | 66 | 65.4 | 188 | 75.5 |
Unemployed | 17 | 4.9 | 4 | 4.0 | 13 | 5.2 |
Retired | 57 | 16.3 | 22 | 21.8 | 35 | 14.1 |
Other 2 | 22 | 6.3 | 9 | 8.9 | 13 | 5.2 |
Weekly income (AU$) | ||||||
<200 | 24 | 6.9 | 7 | 6.9 | 17 | 6.8 |
200-499 | 59 | 16.9 | 29 | 28.7 | 30 | 12.1 |
500-999 | 61 | 17.4 | 23 | 22.8 | 38 | 15.3 |
1000—1499 | 61 | 17.4 | 12 | 11.9 | 49 | 19.7 |
≥1500 | 140 | 40.0 | 29 | 28.7 | 111 | 44.6 |
Missing responses | 5 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.6 |
Currently in a relationship | ||||||
No | 155 | 44.3 | 54 | 53.5 | 101 | 40.6 |
Yes, with male partner | 191 | 54.6 | 45 | 44.6 | 146 | 58.6 |
Yes, with female partner | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.80 |
Smoking status | ||||||
Never | 193 | 55.1 | 44 | 43.6 | 149 | 59.8 |
Past | 108 | 30.9 | 35 | 34.7 | 73 | 29.3 |
Current | 49 | 14.0 | 22 | 21.8 | 27 | 10.8 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Never | 28 | 8.0 | 9 | 8.9 | 19 | 7.6 |
< once a week | 81 | 23.1 | 33 | 32.7 | 48 | 19.3 |
1-2 days a week | 86 | 24.6 | 17 | 16.8 | 69 | 27.7 |
3-4 days a week | 61 | 17.4 | 21 | 20.8 | 40 | 16.1 |
5-6 days a week | 51 | 14.6 | 12 | 11.9 | 39 | 15.7 |
Every day | 43 | 12.3 | 9 | 8.9 | 34 | 13.7 |
Recreational drug use in the past 6 months 3 | ||||||
No | 95 | 27.1 | 19 | 18.8 | 76 | 30.5 |
Yes | 255 | 72.9 | 82 | 81.2 | 173 | 69.5 |