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. 2023 May 13;20:29. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00520-4

Table 4.

Predictors of group membership in ART adherence trajectories compared to the reference group consistently high adherence

Covariates Consistently low
(N = 136)
aOR (95% CI)
Consistently moderate
(N = 650)
aOR (95% CI)
Moderate increasing
(N = 162)
aOR (95% CI)
High decreasing
(N = 250)
aOR (95% CI)
Geographical region

Midwest

West

South

Northeast

1.0

2.6 (1.1–6.3) *

0.8 (0.4–1.9)

1.1(0.5–2.3)

1.0

1.1(0.6- 2.0)

0.5 (0.3–0.9) *

0.6 (0.4-1.0) *

1.0

1.7 (0.8–3.7)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

1.0

1.2 (0.5–2.7)

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

1.6 (0.9–2.9)

Age groups

50 years

< 50 years

1.0

2.8 (1.8–4.4) *

1.0

1.4 (1.1–1.9) *

1.0

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

1.0

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

Race

White (Non-Hispanic)

African American (Non-Hispanic)

Hispanic

Others

1.0

2.4 (1.1–5.5) *

1.6 (0.6–4.5)

2.7(0.7–11.1)

1.0

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

1.1 (0.6-2.0)

1.7 (0.7–4.7)

1.0

1.7 (0.9–3.5)

2.6 (1.2–5.9) *

2.1 (0.6-8.0)

1.0

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.9 (0.5–1.8)

1.1 (0.3–3.6)

Education

Below secondary

Completed secondary

Some college/ completed college

1.0

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

2.1 (1.2–3.4) *

1.0

1.4 (0.9–1.9)

1.9 (1.3–2.7) *

1.0

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

1.0

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

1.6 (1.0-2.4) *

Annual income

$24,000

>$24,000

1.0

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

1.0

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.0

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

1.0

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

Alcohol categories

0 drinks/week

>0–7 drinks/week

>7–12 drinks/week

>12 drinks/week

1.0

2.5 (1.5-4.0) *

3.5 (1.4–8.4) *

4.6 (2.0-10.6) *

1.0

1.5 (1.1–2.1) *

1.4 (0.7–2.8)

2.0 (1.03–3.8) *

1.0

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.4 (0.1–1.6)

0.7 (0.2–2.1)

1.0

1.9 (1.3–2.8) *

1.0 (0.4–2.5)

2.1 (0.9–4.5)

History of smoking

Women who never smoked

Women who smoke

Women who previously smoked

1.0

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

1.0

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

1.0

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

1.1 (0.6-2.0)

1.0

1.3 (0.8-2.0)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

Cumulative years on ART

< 6 years

6 years

1.0

2.0 (1.13.6) *

1.0

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

1.0

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

1.0

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

Depression symptoms

No

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 3.8 (2.3–6.1) * 2.5 (1.9–3.6) * 1.8 (1.2–2.9) * 1.6 (1.1–2.4) *
Substance use at baseline

No

Yes

1.0

1.2 (0.7-2.0)

1.0

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.0

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

1.0

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

*P-value < 0.05

Abbreviation: aOR-adjusted odds ratio