Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: A population-based study of the extent of colorectal cancer screening in men with HIV
Variable | HIV(n = 1,432) | No HIV(n =742,369) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 54.9 (4.3) | 56.2 (4.5) | <0.001 |
Rural residence, No. (%) | 71 (5.0%) | 110,943 (14.9%) | <0.001 |
Gastroenterologist visit in previous 2Â years, No. (%) | 82 (5.7%) | 14,644 (2.0%) | <0.001 |
Mean number of physician visits in previous 2Â years (SD) | 21.9 (21.3) | 9.1 (11.9) | <0.001 |
Number of Aggregated Diagnosis Groups, No. (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
  0 | 38 (2.7%) | 116,677 (15.7%) |  |
  1 to 3 | 370 (25.8%) | 271,294 (36.5%) |  |
  4 to 7 | 624 (43.6%) | 265,225 (35.7%) |  |
  8 to 10 | 249 (17.4%) | 66,737 (9.0%) |  |
  >11 | 151 (10.5%) | 22,436 (3.0%) |  |
Number of Resource Utilization Bands, No. (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
  0 | 38 (2.7%) | 116,685 (15.7%) |  |
  1 | 7 (0.5%) | 34,908 (4.7%) |  |
  2 | 20 (1.4%) | 128,212 (17.3%) |  |
  3 | 698 (48.7%) | 366,400 (49.4%) |  |
  4 | 403 (28.1%) | 66,170 (8.9%) |  |
  5 | 266 (18.6%) | 29,994 (4.0%) |  |
Income Quintile, No. (%)†|  |  | <0.001 |
  1 (lowest) | 452 (31.6%) | 144,953 (19.5%) |  |
  2 | 304 (21.2%) | 148,317 (20.0%) |  |
  3 | 229 (16.0%) | 145,079 (19.5%) |  |
  4 | 189 (13.2%) | 147,895 (19.9%) |  |
  5 | 233 (16.3%) | 148,757 (20.0%) |  |
  Missing | 25 (1.7%) | 7,368 (1.0%) |  |