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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by HIV infection status among adults aged 18–59 from NHANES 1999–2020

From: Comparison of healthspan-related indicators between adults with and without HIV infection aged 18–59 in the United States: a secondary analysis of NAHNES 1999–March 2020

Characteristic

Total (N = 33,200)

With HIV (N = 170)

Without HIV (N = 33,030)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Age category, year

 18–29

12 318

30.9 (29.9—32.0)

30

13.2 (7.3—19.0)

12 288

31.0 (29.9—32.1)

 30–39

8 385

26.3 (25.6—27.1)

46

22.1 (13.9—30.3)

8 339

26.4 (25.6—27.1)

 40–49

8 304

27.6 (26.8—28.3)

57

41.7 (29.2—54.1)

8 247

27.5 (26.7—28.3)

 50–59

4 193

15.2 (14.3—16.0)

37

23.1 (14.0—32.1)

4 156

15.1 (14.3—15.9)

Sex

 Male

15 765

49.4 (48.8—50.0)

126

81.3 (75.7—87.0)

15 639

49.3 (48.7—49.9)

 Female

17 435

50.6 (50.0—51.2)

44

18.7 (13.0—24.3)

17 391

50.7 (50.1—51.3)

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

11 472

50.1 (47.5—52.6)

27

35.4 (21.8—49.0)

11 445

50.1 (47.6—52.7)

 Non-Hispanic Black

5 531

10.1 (8.9—11.2)

82

34.2 (25.0—43.5)

5 449

10.0 (8.8—11.1)

 Mexican American

8 128

23.7 (21.8—25.6)

14

10.0 (3.3—16.6)

8 114

23.8 (21.9—25.6)

 Hispanic

3 639

8.1 (7.3—9.0)

5

3.2 (0.0—6.6)

3 634

8.2 (7.3—9.0)

 Other Race

4 430

8.0 (7.1—8.9)

42

17.2 (11.4—23.0)

4 388

7.9 (7.0—8.9)

Education levela

 < High school

6 768

14.9 (14.0—15.8)

43

18.3 (11.5—25.1)

6 725

14.9 (14.0—15.8)

 High school or equivalent

8 016

24.2 (23.1—25.2)

38

22.2 (13.1—31.4)

7 978

24.2 (23.2—25.2)

 > High school

16 828

61.0 (59.4—62.5)

86

59.4 (47.8—71.1)

16 742

61.0 (59.4—62.5)

Poverty index ratioa

 Below PIR

10 538

24.1 (22.8—25.4)

72

34.6 (24.6—44.6)

10 466

24.1 (22.8—25.3)

 At or above PIR

19 952

75.9 (74.6—77.2)

82

65.4 (55.4—75.4)

19 870

75.9 (74.7—77.2)

Smoking statusa

 Never

15 842

56.7 (55.5—57.9)

60

38.5 (24.8—52.2)

15 782

56.8 (55.6—58.0)

 Former

4 343

18.3 (17.4—19.1)

21

14.9 (7.2—22.6)

4 322

18.3 (17.4—19.1)

 Current

6 799

25.1 (24.0—26.1)

71

46.6 (34.8—58.5)

6 728

25.0 (23.9—26.0)

Binge drinkinga

 No

3 420

8.5 (7.6—9.4)

16

7.8 (3.2—12.5)

3 404

8.5 (7.6—9.4)

 Yes

27 095

91.5 (90.6—92.4)

151

92.2 (87.5—96.8)

26 944

91.5 (90.6—92.4)

 BMI, kg/m2 ab

32 812

27.4 (23.6—32.1)

166

25.5 (22.7—28.5)

32 646

27.4 (23.6—32.1)

Number of sexual partners lifetimea

 0–4

10 102

39.8 (38.6—41.0)

19

10.1 (5.0—15.2)

10 083

39.9 (38.7—41.1)

 5–9

5 792

25.1 (24.4—25.9)

26

17.0 (10.8—23.3)

5 766

25.2 (24.4—26.0)

 >  = 10

7 882

35.1 (34.0—36.2)

85

72.9 (64.7—81.0)

7 797

34.9 (33.8—36.0)

Ever had same-sex sexual behavior (men only)

 No

4 498

86.9 (85.2—88.5)

16

14.5 (6.9—22.2)

4 482

87.8 (86.2—89.5)

 Yes

592

13.1 (11.5—14.8)

62

85.5 (77.8—93.1)

530

12.2 (10.5—13.8)

Ever used illicit or injection drugsa

 No

22 398

78.7 (77.9—79.6)

90

56.2 (45.9—66.5)

22 308

78.8 (78.0—79.7)

 Yes

5 207

21.3 (20.4—22.1)

62

43.8 (33.5—54.1)

5 145

21.2 (20.3—22.0)

Multicomorbidity

 Without

29 538

88.1 (87.5—88.8)

127

76.3 (66.8—85.8)

29 411

88.2 (87.5—88.9)

 With

3 662

11.9 (11.2—12.5)

43

23.7 (14.2—33.2)

3 619

11.8 (11.1—12.5)

  1. Note: No. was based on study samples (unweighted). Column percentages and their 95% CI were weighted population estimates, which were incorporated a cluster variable, a primary sampling units (PSUs) variable, and a 16-year survey weight variable in the analyses
  2. Abbreviations: CI confidence intervals, IQR interquartile range, BMI body mass index
  3. aNumbers of missing data ranged from 388 to 9424 (1588 for education level, 2710 for poverty index ratio, 6216 for smoking status, 2685 for binge drinking, 388 for BMI, 9424 for the number of sexual partners lifetime, and 5595 for ever used illicit or injection drugs)
  4. bValues are given as median and IQR, calculated from weighted population estimates