Table 1 Baseline characteristics among overall population and patients grouped by CVD

Age at HIV diagnosis (years)

 18–29

4,009 (44.14)

3,778 (47.77)

231 (19.69)

 30–39

1,987 (21.88)

1,772 (22.4)

215 (18.33)

 40–49

1,759 (19.37)

1,388 (17.55)

371 (31.63)

 50–59

1,017 (11.2)

767 (9.7)

250 (21.31)

 >=60

310 (3.41)

204 (2.58)

106 (9.04)

Sex

 Female

2,060 (22.68)

1,694 (21.42)

366 (31.2)

 Male

7,022 (77.32)

6,215 (78.58)

807 (68.8)

Race

 White

2,004 (22.07)

1,756 (22.2)

248 (21.14)

 Black

6,270 (69.04)

5,402 (68.3)

868 (74)

 Hispanic and Other

808 (8.9)

751 (9.5)

57 (4.86)

Residence

 Urban

1,511 (16.64)

1,280 (16.18)

231 (19.69)

 Rural

7,571 (83.36)

6,629 (83.82)

942 (80.31)

Tobacco use

 No

5,139 (56.58)

4,674 (59.1)

465 (39.64)

 Yes

3,943 (43.42)

3,235 (40.9)

708 (60.36)

Alcohol use

 No

8,195 (90.23)

7,244 (91.59)

951 (81.07)

 Yes

887 (9.77)

665 (8.41)

222 (18.93)

Hypertension

 No

6,741 (74.22)

6,202 (78.42)

539 (45.95)

 Yes

2,341 (25.78)

1,707 (21.58)

634 (54.05)

Dyslipidemia

 No

8,484 (93.42)

7,514 (95.01)

970 (82.69)

 Yes

598 (6.58)

395 (4.99)

203 (17.31)

Obesity

 No

8,338 (91.81)

7,349 (92.92)

989 (84.31)

 Yes

744 (8.19)

560 (7.08)

184 (15.69)

Diabetes mellitus

 No

8,356 (92.01)

7,419 (93.8)

937 (79.88)

 Yes

726 (7.99)

490 (6.2)

236 (20.12)

Chronic kidney disease

 No

8,435 (92.88)

7,502 (94.85)

933 (79.54)

 Yes

647 (7.12)

407 (5.15)

240 (20.46)

Family history of CVD

 No

8,823 (97.15)

7,697 (97.32)

1,126 (95.99)

 Yes

259 (2.85)

212 (2.68)

47 (4.01)

HIV transmission risk

 Heterosexual

1,632 (17.97)

1,311 (16.58)

321 (27.37)

 MSM

4,868 (53.6)

4,467 (56.48)

401 (34.19)

 Injecting Drug Use

473 (5.21)

380 (4.8)

93 (7.93)

 Other

2,109 (23.22)

1,751 (22.14)

358 (30.52)

First cd4 counts (cells/mm³)

 < 200

2,606 (28.69)

2,098 (26.53)

508 (43.31)

 200–350

1,917 (21.11)

1,705 (21.56)

212 (18.07)

 > 350

4,559 (50.2)

4,106 (51.92)

453 (38.62)

Recent cd4 counts (cells/mm³)

 < 200

1,207 (13.29)

776 (9.81)

431 (36.74)

 200–350

1,102 (12.13)

932 (11.78)

170 (14.49)

 > 350

6,773 (74.58)

6,201 (78.4)

572 (48.76)

% of days with low cd4 counts

 0–25%

3,767 (41.48)

3,485 (44.06)

282 (24.04)

 26-70%

2,964 (32.64)

2,537 (32.08)

427 (36.4)

 71-100%

2,351 (25.89)

1,887 (23.86)

464 (39.56)

% of days with viral suppression

 0–20%

2,915 (32.1)

2,243 (28.36)

672 (57.29)

 21-50%

2,168 (23.87)

1,952 (24.68)

216 (18.41)

 51-100%

3,999 (44.03)

3,714 (46.96)

285 (24.3)

AIDS at HIV diagnosis

 No

7,172 (78.97)

6,375 (80.6)

797 (67.95)

 Yes

1,910 (21.03)

1,534 (19.4)

376 (32.05)

% of years in retention in care

 0–30%

1,993 (21.94)

1,641 (20.75)

352 (30.01)

 31-75%

2,656 (29.24)

2,428 (30.7)

228 (19.44)

 76-100%

4,433 (48.81)

3,840 (48.55)

593 (50.55)

Timely linkage to care

 No

3,443 (37.91)

3,018 (38.16)

425 (36.23)

 Yes

5,639 (62.09)

4,891 (61.84)

748 (63.77)