Table 2.

Factors associated with failure to receive antiretroviral therapy among 1,151 ARV treatment eligible HIV primary care patients at the UAB 1917 HIV/AIDS Clinic, August 2004 – January 2007.

Characteristic	ARV (n=1,110)†	No ARV (n=41)†	Crude OR (95% CI) for No ARV	Adjusted OR (95% CI) for No ARV‡
Age	42.2 (9.2)	40.1 (9.1)	0.77 (0.55–1.09)§	0.95 (0.65–1.37)§
Gender
Male	850 (76.6)	30 (73.2)	1.0	1.0
Female	260 (23.4)	11 (26.8)	1.20 (0.59–2.43)	1.11 (0.52–2.38)
Race
White	604 (54.4)	17 (41.5)	1.0	1.0
African American	506 (45.6)	24 (58.5)	1.69 (0.90–3.17)	1.24 (0.60–2.56)
Insurance
Private	465 (41.9)	15 (36.6)	1.0	1.0
Public	394 (35.5)	11 (26.8)	0.87 (0.39–1.91)	0.75 (0.33–1.71)
Uninsured	251 (22.6)	15 (36.6)	1.85 (0.89–3.85)	1.42 (0.65–3.13)
Affective mental health disorder
No	555 (50.0)	22 (53.7)	1.0	1.0
Yes	555 (50.0)	19 (46.3)	0.86 (0.46–1.61)	1.12 (0.57–2.20)
Alcohol abuse
No	977 (88.0)	34 (82.9)	1.0	1.0
Yes	133 (12.0)	7 (17.1)	1.51 (0.66–3.48)	1.53 (0.63–3.73)
Substance abuse
No	902 (81.3)	33 (80.5)	1.0	1.0
Yes	208 (18.7)	8 (19.5)	1.05 (0.48–2.31)	0.85 (0.36–2.00)
Number of total appointments	9.7 (3.8)	8.3 (3.0)	0.87 (0.78–0.97)*	0.90 (0.81–1.01)
Missed visit proportion (MVP)	20.2 (19.6)	35.9 (25.6)	2.27 (1.62–3.19)∥**	2.03 (1.40–2.95)∥**

^†Data presented as N (column percent) or mean (standard deviation), ARV = antiretroviral

^‡Multivariable logistic regression model controls for other variables displayed in the table. Model characteristics: Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit statistic, P=0.49, c-statistic=0.73

^§Odds ratio for 10-years increments

^∥Odds ratio for 25% increments

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01