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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2012 Apr;16(3):676–689. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9880-7

Table 2.

Adjusted bivariate and block-stepwise multivariable logistic regression models examining associations of demographics, HIV disease stage and treatment, sexual risk, and mental health indicators with stimulant and depressant class drugs

Drug class: stimulants
Drug class: depressants
Adjusted bivariatea Final multivariable Adjusted bivariate Final multivariable
Demographics
  Age 0.97 (0.95, 0.99)* 0.98 (0.94, 1.01)
  Education
    <College degree 1.00 1.00
    College degree 0.94 (0.60, 1.49) 0.80 (0.43,1.49)
    Graduate degree 0.91 (0.51, 1.63) 0.79 (0.37, 1.68)
  Income
    ≤$40,000 1.00 1.00
    $40,001–$80,000 0.78 (0.49, 1.26) 1.21 (0.64, 2.29)
    >$80,000 0.86 (0.47, 1.60) 1.16 (0.51, 2.61)
  Race/ethnicity
    White 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Black 1.39 (0.74, 2.62) 0.24 (0.07, 0.85)* 0.23 (0.06, 0.85)*
    Hispanic 0.84 (0.39, 1.79) 0.39 (0.11, 1.42) 0.37 (0.09, 1.46)
    Other 1.67 (0.45, 3.00) 0.43 (0.11, 1.70) 0.47 (0.12, 1.87)
  Primary partner
    No 1.00 1.00
    Yes 0.91 (0.60, 1.40) 1.01 (0.58, 1.78)
HIV disease stage and treatment
  Plasma RNAb
    ≤75 copies/ml 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    >75 copies/ml 1.98 (1.31, 3.00)** 1.70 (1.08, 2.69)* 1.85 (1.07, 3.19)* 2.20 (1.21, 4.00)*
  Currently on HIV medication
    No 1.00 1.00
    Yes 0.65 (0.42, 1.01)* 1.02 (0.57, 1.82)
Sexual risk
  Transmission risk behavior
    No 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Yes 2.59 (1.69, 3.98)*** 2.54 (1.63, 3.94)*** 1.73 (0.97, 3.08)~
  Sexually transmitted infections
    No 1.00 1.00
    Yes 1.53 (0.67, 3.48) 1.15 (0.41, 3.21)
Mental health
  Depression
    No depression 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Other depressive disorder 1.38 (0.70, 2.75) 1.40 (0.69, 2.84) 1.04 (0.40, 2.71)
    Major depressive disorder 2.25 (1.23, 4.10)** 2.09 (1.12, 3.90)* 2.08 (1.03, 4.23)*
  Anxiety disorder
    No 1.00 1.00
    Yes 1.62 (1.06, 2.48)* 1.80 (1.00, 3.24)~
  ADHD
    No 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Yes 1.37 (0.69, 2.75) 2.17 (1.03, 4.58)* 2.28 (1.08, 4.79)*
  Childhood sexual abuse
    No 1.00 1.00
    Yes 1.28 (0.84, 1.94) 1.30 (0.75, 2.23)
~

p<0.10;

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001

a

All bivariate and multivariable models adjusted for a multiple drug use variable that did not include the drugs in the outcome class

b

CD4 count was added as a covariate when viral load was included in multivariable models