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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of participants at Thomas Street Health Center and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas (N = 56)

From: The psychology of the wait time experience – what clinics can do to manage the waiting experience for patients: a longitudinal, qualitative study

Characteristics

Age, years – mean (±SD)

56 (±13)

Gender – n (%)

 Male

30 (54%)

 Female

26 (46%)

Race ethnicity – n (%)

 Non-Hispanic black

28 (50%)

 Hispanic

14 (25%)

 Non-Hispanic white

13 (23%)

 Other

1 (2%)

Time from HIV diagnosis– (%)

 ≤ 3 months

10 (18%)

 3 months – 1 year

6 (10%)

 1–5 years

13 (23%)

 5–10 years

9 (16%)

  > 10 years

18 (32%)

 CD4 cell count < 200

12 (21%)

 HIV RNA < 20 copies a – (%)

26 (47%)