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Table 1 Characteristics of the HOST study sample at baseline by HTLV status, 1990–1992

From: Determinants of subject visit participation in a prospective cohort study of HTLV infection

Characteristic (N)

HTLV-I

N (%)

N = 155

HTLV-II

N (%)

N = 387

HTLV-Negative

N (%)

N = 799

Total

N (%)

N = 1341

Gender (1341)

    

   Male

44 (28)

102 (26)

257 (32)

403 (30)

   Female

111 (72)

285 (74)

542 (68)

938 (70)

Age (1341)

    

   18–29

10 (6)

23 (6)

68 (8)

101 (8)

   30–39

31 (20)

157 (41)

241 (30)

429 (32)

   40–49

66 (43)

136 (35)

269 (34)

471 (35)

   50–59

22 (14)

49 (13)

131 (17)

202 (15)

   ≥ 60

26 (17)

22 (6)

90 (11)

138 (10)

Race/Ethnicity (1327)

    

   White

59 (39)

138 (36)

309 (39)

506 (38)

   Black

61 (40)

124 (32)

243 (31)

428 (32)

   Hispanic

9 (6)

104 (27)

152 (19)

265 (20)

   Asian

20 (13)

6 (2)

50 (6)

76 (6)

   Other

3 (2)

10 (3)

39 (5)

52 (4)

Education (1340)

    

   High school or less

54 (35)

155 (40)

147 (18)

356 (27)

   Some college

63 (41)

179 (46)

362 (45)

604 (45)

   Bachelor's degree

25 (16)

40 (10)

179 (23)

244 (18)

   Master's or professional degree

12 (8)

13 (3)

111 (14)

136 (10)

Annual income (1328)

    

   <$10,000

13 (8)

40 (10)

30 (4)

83 (6)

   $10,000–29,999

645 (30)

130 (34)

173 (22)

348 (26)

   $30,000–49,999

47 (31)

121 (31)

243 (31)

411 (31)

   $50,000–74,999

29 (19)

67 (17)

204 (26)

300 (23)

   ≥ $75,000

18 (12)

26 (7)

142 (18)

186 (14)

Health status (1341)

    

   Excellent

87 (22)

313 (39)

44 (28)

444 (33)

   Very good

129 (33)

329 (41)

42 (27)

500 (37)

   Good

118 (30)

139 (17)

54 (35)

311 (23)

   Fair & Poor

53 (14)

18 (2)

15 (10)

84 (6)

Ever used injection drugs (1338)

    

   No

152 (99)

294 (76)

788 (99)

1234 (92)

   Yes

2 (1)

92 (24)

10 (1)

104 (8)

Site (1341)

    

   Chesapeake

32 (21)

51 (13)

122 (15)

205 (15)

   Detroit

32 (21)

39 (10)

102 (13)

173 (13)

   Los Angeles

44 (28)

206 (53)

345 (43)

595 (44)

   Oklahoma City

16 (10)

23 (6)

74 (9)

113 (8)

   San Francisco

31 (20)

68 (18)

156 (20)

255 (19)

  1. Not all subjects answered every question; the number answering each question is listed with each characteristic. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding, and are based on those answering the question.