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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int J STD AIDS. 2012 May;23(5):351–355. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011292

Table 2.

Generalized estimating equation predictors of 99–100% adherence in 99 Steps study participants

OR (95% CI) z p
ART Characteristics (Referent: One-pill once daily)
 Twice daily 0.35 (0.15, 0.79) −2.53 0.01
 >1 pill once daily 0.75 (0.34, 1.67) −0.97 0.33
Male sex (Referent: Female sex) 0.47 (0.20, 1.09) −1.90 0.06
Race (Referent: Non-Hispanic White)
 Hispanic 1.34 (0.43, 4.15) 0.70 0.48
 African-American 1.02 (0.32, 3.27) 0.16 0.87
Age (Referent: Age <30)
 50 and above 1.72 (0.57, 5.21) 1.22 0.22
 40–49 1.96 (0.74, 5.19) 1.47 0.14
 30–39 1.42 (0.61, 3.30) 0.98 0.32
Education (Referent: < High school)
 At least some college 1.42 (0.51, 3.96) 0.59 0.56
 High school diploma or GED 1.70 (0.70, 4.13) 1.10 0.27
Annual Income (Referent: <$25,000)
 $25,000 and above 1.20 (0.49, 2.99) 0.51 0.61
CD4 cell count before HAART (Referent: CD4 < 200 K/mm3)
 >200K/mm3 0.83 (0.41, 1.69) −0.54 0.59
Insurance (Referent: No insurance)
 Private, Medicare and/or Medicaid 0.87 (0.32, 2.39) −0.19 0.85
Employed (Referent: Unemployed) 0.81 (0.39, 1.69) −0.49 0.62
Inpatient HIV diagnosis (Referent: Outpatient HIV diagnosis) 1.02 (0.52, 2.00) 0.09 0.92

GED, general equivalency diploma