Table 3.
Predictors of Presenting to HIV Care Between 1999 and 2009 With a CD4+ Cell Count <350 Cells/mm3 or an AIDS-Defining Event
| Variable | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | P | Adjusted PRa (95% CI) | P |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Latino | 1.35 (1.15–1.58) | <.001 | 1.31 (1.14–1.50) | <.001 |
| Black | 1.03 (.90–1.18) | .65 | 1.01 (.92–1.12) | .78 |
| White | Referent | Referent | ||
| Age, per 10-year increase | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) | <.001 | 1.08 (1.05–1.12) | <.001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1.18 (1.04–1.35) | .01 | 1.12 (1.01–1.23) | .03 |
| Female | Referent | Referent | ||
| Transmission risk group | ||||
| MSM | 0.90 (.80–1.01) | .08 | NA | |
| Non-MSM | Referent | NA | ||
| Distance, per 16 km (10 miles) | 1.01 (.99–1.02) | .28 | NA | |
| Residence | ||||
| Small/isolated rural | 1.15 (.96–1.38) | .12 | NA | |
| Large rural | 1.06 (.94–1.20) | .32 | NA | |
| Urban | Referent | NA | ||
| Year entering care | NA | |||
| 1999–2001 | 1.28 (1.11–1.47) | <.001 | 1.14 (1.02–1.27) | .02 |
| 2002–2005 | 1.14 (.98–1.33) | .09 | 1.09 (.97–1.22) | .16 |
| 2006–2009 | Referent | Referent |
NOTE. CI, confidence interval; MSM, men who have sex with men; NA, not applicable; PR, prevalence ratio.
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Based on a log-linear binomial regression model including race/ethnicity, age, sex, and year entering care.