Participant characteristics
| Exercising Men (n=11) | Non-exercising Men (n=14) | Women (Non-exercisers and exercisers, n=4) | |
| Age* | 57 (53, 61) | 58 (53, 65) | 56 (53,61) |
| Race† | |||
| White | 10 (91) | 8 (57) | 2 (50) |
| Black | 1 (9) | 3 (21) | 1 (25) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 3 (21) | 1 (25) |
| Ethnicity† | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 (9) | 2 (14) | 1 (25) |
| Not Hispanic/Unknown | 10 (91) | 12 (86) | 3 (75) |
| Education† | |||
| Some high school | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) |
| High school or equivalent | 4 (36) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Some college | 3 (27) | 5 (36) | 3 (75) |
| College degree | 3 (27) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Post-graduate work | 1 (9) | 5 (36) | 0 (0) |
| Employment† | |||
| On disability | 6 (55) | 4 (29) | 0 (0) |
| Unemployed | 0 (0) | 5 (36) | 3 (75) |
| Retired | 3 (27) | 4 (29) | 0 (0) |
| Full-time | 2 (18) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Part-time | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) |
| Years since HIV diagnosis* | 20 (14, 27) | 20 (11, 27) | 15 (4, 27) |
| Sexual preference† | |||
| Men | 8 (73) | 13 (93) | 4 (100) |
| Women | 2 (18) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Self-reported comorbidities†‡ | |||
| Hypertension | 4 (36) | 4 (29) | 2 (50) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 4 (29) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Diabetes | 0 (0) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Depression/anxiety† | 7 (64) | 9 (64) | 3 (75) |
| Osteoporosis† | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) |
Presented as *median with IQR or †frequency (%).
‡Language used in the survey instrument for self-reported comorbidities was as follows: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have any of the following medical problems? High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, depression or anxiety, osteoporosis.