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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar;56(Suppl 1):S22–S32. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318209751e

Table 3. Correlates of Achieving Viral Suppression (HIV-1 RNA Less Than 400 Copies/mL) Among the Full Buprenorphine Sample.

All Subjects (N = 266)

Full Model Parsimonious Model


Exp β CI ρ Exp β CI ρ
Intercept 0.14 (0.02–0.95) 0.04 0.10 (0.03–0.38) <0.01
Female gender 1.98 (1.08–3.63) 0.03 1.91 (1.07–3.41) 0.03
Race/ethnicity
 Other race 2.16 (0.56–8.41) NS 2.31 (0.56,9.61) NS
 Asian 3.56 (0.31–40.7) NS 3.37 (0.23–48.37) NS
 Hispanic 2.71 (1.37–5.37) <0.01 2.82 (1.44–5.49) <0.01
 White 1.49 (0.77–2.89) NS 1.49 (0.76–2.91) NS
 Black (referent) 1.00 1.00
Gay/bisexual 0.76 (0.38–1.51) NS
Used stimulants (cocaine or methamphetamine) 0.83 (0.50–1.38) NS
Self-reported diagnosis of mental illness 0.91 (0.52–1.59) NS
Prescribed psychiatric medications 1.34 (0.77–2.34) NS
Addiction severity—drugs 0.13 (0.02–0.74) 0.02 0.10 (0.02–0.61) 0.01
Being on antiretroviral therapy 9.78 (5.49–17.43) <0.001 10.27 (5.79–18.23) <0.001
Bodily pain quality of life (SF-12) 0.99 (0.97–1.01) NS
General health quality of life (SF-12) 1.03 (1.00–1.05) 0.03 1.02 (1.00–1.04) 0.04
HIV symptom index 0.95 (0.66–1.36) NS
Buprenorphine prescription during study
 One quarter only 1.00
 Two quarters only 1.69 (0.63–4.55) NS
 Three quarters only 1.11 (0.57–2.14) NS
 All four quarters 1.32 (0.67–2.59) NS
Time of observation
 Baseline (N = 266) 1.00
 Quarter 1 1.07 (0.64–1.79) NS
 Quarter 2 0.86 (0.50–1.48) NS
 Quarter 3 0.98 (0.54–1.80) NS
 Quarter 4 0.89 (0.48–1.65) NS

P = nonsignificant (NS) is P > 0.05.

CI, confidence interval.