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Table 2 Subject participation by HTLV status and baseline characteristics

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

Characteristic (N)a

Participated in All Follow-up

N (%)

N = 233(17)

Participated in Some Follow-up

N (%)

N = 1020(76)

Participated in Baseline onlyb

N (%)

N = 88(7)

Total

N (100%)c

N = 1341

P

Viral status (1341)

    

0.07

   HTLV-I

30 (19)

110 (71)

15 (10)

155

 

   HTLV-II

70 (18)

285 (74)

32 (8)

387

 

   HTLV-Negative

133 (17)

625 (78)

41 (5)

799

 

Gender (1341)

    

0.15

   Male

59 (15)

313 (78)

31 (8)

403

 

   Female

174 (18)

707 (75)

59 (6)

938

 

Age (1341)

    

0.25

   18–29

15 (15)

77 (76)

9 (9)

101

 

   30–39

74 (17)

320 (75)

35 (8)

429

 

   40–49

92 (20)

351 (74)

31 (6)

471

 

   50–59

28 (14)

165 (81)

10 (5)

202

 

   ≥ 60

24 (17)

109 (79)

5 (4)

138

 

Race/Ethnicity (1330)

    

0.01

   White

80 (16)

402 (79)

24 (5)

506

 

   Black

94 (21)

298 (70)

39 (9)

428

 

   Hispanic

38 (14)

211 (80)

16 (6)

265

 

   Asian

8 (10)

62 (82)

6 (8)

76

 

   Other

11 (21)

37 (71)

4 (8)

52

 

Education (1340)

    

0.05

   High school or less

70 (20)

252 (71)

34 (9)

356

 

   Some college

103 (17)

465 (77)

37 (6)

604

 

   Bachelor's degree

43 (18)

192 (79)

10 (4)

244

 

   Master's or professional degree

17 (12)

112 (82)

7 (5)

136

 

Annual income (1328)

    

0.03

   <$10,000

11 (13)

62 (75)

10 (12)

83

 

   $10,000–29,999

69 (20)

248 (71)

31 (9)

348

 

   $30,000–49,999

68 (16)

316 (77)

27 (6)

411

 

   $50,000–74,999

50 (17)

236 (77)

14 (5)

300

 

   ≥ $75,000

31 (17)

150 (81)

5 (3)

186

 

Health status (1341)

    

0.02

   Excellent

65 (15)

347 (78)

32 (7)

444

 

   Very good

92 (18)

383 (77)

25 (5)

500

 

   Good

57 (18)

235 (76)

19 (6)

311

 

   Fair & Poor

19 (22)

55 (64)

12 (14)

86

 

Ever used IV drugs (1338)

    

0.21

   Yes

17 (16)

76 (73)

11 (11)

104

 

   No

216 (18)

942 (76)

76 (6)

1234

 

Site (1341)

    

<.001

   Chesapeake

68 (33)

125 (61)

12 (6)

205

 

   Detroit

27 (16)

129 (75)

17 (9)

173

 

   Los Angeles

59 (10)

501 (84)

35 (6)

595

 

   Oklahoma City

27 (24)

82 (72)

4 (4)

113

 

   San Francisco

52 (20)

183 (72)

20 (8)

255

 
  1. a Not all subjects answered every question; the number who did is listed with each characteristic. Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding, and are based on those answering the question.
  2. bThese subjects provided data at baseline (Visit1) only.
  3. c The total represents all who answered the question.