Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Association Between Baseline Characteristics and Chaos Score

Predictor (comparison group)	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	β (95%CI)	P Value	β (95%CI)	P Value
Age 18–34 years	.08 (−.28 to .44)	.67	.17 (−.20 to .53)	.37
Female (male)	−.03 (−.36 to .30)	.88	−.12 (−.55 to .31)	.57
Race/ethnicity (white)
Black	.21 (−.28 to .70)	.40	.27 (−.21 to .75)	.28
Latino	.01 (−.48 to .51)	.96	.19 (−.32 to .70)	.47
Other race/ethnicity	−.15 (−.86 to .56)	.67	.04 (−.65 to .74)	.90
Married or has a partner	−.37 (−.73 to .00)	.05	−.44 (−.80 to −.09)	.01
Primary child care giver	.15 (−.46 to .76)	.63	.27 (−.37 to .90)	.41
Annual income > $8,000	.23 (−.03 to .49)	.09	.11 (−.25 to .48)	.55
Education (<high school)
High School graduate	−.18 (−.49 to .13)	.26	−.25 (−.58 to .08)	.13
Some college or more	−.22 (−.57 to .13)	.21	−.31 (−.67 to .04)	.09
Ever been homeless	.42 (.13 to .71)	.005	.28 (−.04 to .59)	.08
Uninsured	.05 (−.22 to .32)	.71	−.13 (−.51 to .26)	.52
Illicit drug use in last 30 days	.18 (−.09 to .44)	.19	.01 (−.27 to .29)	.95
Heavy alcohol use in last 30 days	.28 (−.05 to .60)	.09	.24 (−.08 to .57)	.14
CD4 count <200 (CD4 ≥ 200)	−.06 (−.41 to .30)	.75	−.14 (−.55 to .27)	.50
HIV exposure (heterosexual)
Male homosexual intercourse	−.48 (−.90 to −.05)	.03	−.41 (−.86 to .04)	.08
Injection drug use	.24 (−.20 to .69)	.28	.17 (−.29 to .62)	.46
Other exposure	−.14 (−.64 to .36)	.59	−.10 (−.69 to .49)	.74
One or more unmet needs	.71 (.42 to 1.00)	<.001	.62 (.32 to .92)	<.001
History of incarceration	.36 (.08 to .63)	.01	.12 (−.18 to .42)	.42
Has a case manager	−.23 (−.49 to .04)	.09	−.19 (−.45 to .07)	.16

The chaos score is standardized so that a standard deviation equals 1, range 6–30. The adjusted model includes all variables listed.