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Table 69
HIV patients age 18 and over with CD4 cell count less than 50 who received MAC prophylaxis,a by race/ethnicity, United States, 2004
Population group Total White Black Hispanic Other
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   81.8 1.2 79.1 3.0 80.9 1.6 86.7 2.5 * *
Age 18-44 83.5 1.4 80.9 3.4 82.0 2.0 90.2 2.6 * *
45 and over 78.1 2.4 75.0 5.6 78.6 3.0 77.1 6.1 * *
Gender Male 82.6 1.4 78.0 3.1 82.8 1.9 87.5 2.8 * *
Female 79.1 2.7 * * 76.6 3.2 82.9 5.9 * *
Health insurance Private 75.8 5.5 * * 71.1 7.5 * * * *
Medicaid/dual eligible 83.0 1.9 76.0 6.1 82.2 2.4 88.3 3.7 * *
Medicare 79.0 2.9 84.9 5.0 77.7 4.0 * * * *
Other/uninsured 86.3 2.3 85.2 4.9 85.47 3.3 90.2 3.8 * *

a For HIV patients having at least two CD4 tests < 50 during the year.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: MAC: Mycobacterium avium complex; SE: standard error.

Source: HIV Research Network.

 

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