Characteristics

Recent users

Remote users

p-value

N

25

23

–

Male

22 (88%)

19 (83%)

0.70

Age (years)

49.6 ± 6.9

51.4 ± 6.3

0.35

Education (years)

13.9 ± 2.2

14.6 ± 2.3

0.27

Caucasian race

17 (68%)

10 (44%)

0.15

Years since HIV diagnosis

13.1± 6.4

13.7 ± 7.4

0.79

Years on combination antiretroviral therapy

11.0 ± 5.5

11.2 ± 6.7

0.92

Nadir CD4 count (cells/mm³), median (Q1 - Q3)

175 (10 - 250)

85.0 (50 - 245)

0.71^‡

Current CD4 count (cells/mm³), median (Q1 - Q3)

466 (281 - 641)

439 (325 - 592)

0.98^‡

Undetectable plasma HIV RNA (<50 copies/mL)

22 (88%)

18 (78%)

0.45

Cannabis use

Lifetime frequency of use (0 - 10 times)

1 (4%)

8 (35%)

0.01

Lifetime frequency of use (>10 times)

24 (96%)

15 (65%)

0.01

Duration of cannabis use (years)

25 (5 - 30)

8 (3 - 18)

0.01^‡