Table 2. Factors associated with starting antidepressant medication treatment (N=158).

The odds ratios are derived from a pooled unweighted logistic regression model fit on the subsample of person-visits for which no exposure to antidepressant medication had yet occurred through the prior visit.

	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	Wald P-value
Baseline age (years)	1.01 (0.96–1.07)	0.64
Sex (female)	0.29 (0.10–0.86)	0.03
Education
No diploma	Ref
High school graduate	0.91 (0.31–2.66)	0.87
Some college or more	2.21 (0.66–7.45)	0.20
Race
Other	Ref
White	0.29 (0.10–0.84)	0.02
Black	0.34 (0.12–0.97)	0.04
Any chronic illness	7.35 (2.71–19.9)	<0.001
CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count nadir	0.99 (0.99–1.00)	0.12
Beck Depression Inventory-II score at baseline	1.02 (0.99–1.06)	0.24
Beck Depression Inventory-II score at prior visit	1.04 (1.01–1.08)	0.02
Cumulative days of follow up	0.99 (0.99–1.00)	0.73