Table 1

Characteristics of participants (n=14)

CharacteristicNumber of participants
Gender
 Man9
 Woman5
Age (years), median (IQR)50 (46, 53)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian5
 Aboriginal/first nation2
 Other3
 Not identified4
Highest education level achieved
 Master's degree1
 College degree2
 Some college credits completed7
 Bachelor's degree2
 Less than high school1
 Not reported1
Year of HIV diagnosis, median (IQR)1991 (1988, 1998)
Currently taking antiretroviral therapy14
Viral load
 Undetectable10
 Detectable2
 Unknown2
Self-reported concurrent health conditions (in addition to HIV). Number of participants living with…
 2–5 conditions3
 6–10 conditions5
 11–15 conditions3
 16 or more conditions3
Median number of concurrent health conditions (IQR)9 (6, 12)
Most commonly self-reported concurrent health conditions. Number of participants living with…
 Addiction7
 Asthma5
 Cancer5
 Eye disorder5
 Hepatitis C5
 Mental health conditions (eg, anxiety, depression)4
 Muscle pain4
 Joint pain4
 Hypertension3
 Peripheral neuropathy2
 Arrhythmia2
 Frailty2
 Hepatitis B2
 Neurocognitive decline2
Self-reported stage of change for exercise (TTM)
 Precontemplation0
 Contemplation2
 Preparation6
 Action1
 Maintenance3
 Relapse1
 Unknown1
  • TTM, transtheoretical model; IQR, interquartile range.