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. 2009 Nov;23(11):949–955. doi: 10.1089/apc.2009.0064

Table 3.

Suicidal Ideation by Characteristic of the Total Study Sample and those on HAART

 
Total sample
Sample on HAART
 
Suicidal ideation endorsement
Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)(n = 500) Suicidal Ideation endorsement Unadjusted odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds Ratio (95% Cl)(n = 360)
  n %
Gender                
 Male 53 15.4 Ref   37 14.2 Ref  
 Female 21 12.9 1.23 (1.40, 2.11)   17 15.9 1.14 (1.64, 2.13)  
Race                
 Caucasian 20 12.5 Ref   17 13.0 Ref  
 African American/other minorities 54 15.5 1.29 (1.35, 2.23)   37 15.7 1.25 (1.49, 2.32)  
Employment status                
 Employed 17 8.2 Ref Ref 10 6.8 Ref Ref
 Unemployed 57 19.0 2.62 (1.48, 4.65)b 2.65 (1.49, 4.70)b 44 20.0 3.40 (1.65, 7.00)b 3.43 (1.66, 7.06)b
Children in home                
 No minor dependents 59 15.8 Ref   41 14.8 Ref  
 ≥1 Minor dependent 15 11.8 1.40 (1.31, 2.56)   13 15.5 1.05 (1.87, 2.08)  
Education                
 >High school degree 31 12.0 Ref   26 12.9 1.37 (1.31, 2.43)  
 ≤High school degree 43 17.2 1.52 (1.08, 2.51)   28 16.9    
HAART prescription                
 Currently on HAART 54 14.7 Ref   N/A N/A N/A  
 Not on HAART 20 14.2 1.04 (1.60, 1.82)          
Viral load                
 <400 copies/mL N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 14.4 Ref  
 ≥400 copies/mL         7 17.5 1.26 (1.89, 3.02)  
a

p <0.05.

b

p <0.001.

HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval.