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. 2013 Jun 23;2013:121352. doi: 10.1155/2013/121352

Table 3.

Estimated effect of recent (past 30 days) stimulant use on engagement in HIV care in past year.

Ref. no missed appointments Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c
RRRd (95% CIe),
P value
RRR (95% CI),
P value
RRR (95% CI),
P value
Missed appointment(s)
 Stimulant use 1.84 (0.87, 3.87),
P = 0.111
1.99 (0.91, 4.37),
P = 0.085
1.73 (0.72, 4.16),
P = 0.218
 Age f 0.98 (0.94, 1.01),
P = 0.121
0.97 (0.94, 1.01),
P = 0.127
 Nonwhite race/ethnicity 1.56 (0.82, 2.96),
P = 0.173
1.68 (0.85, 3.32),
P = 0.136
 Education
  High school or less Ref. Ref.
  Technical school/some college 0.45 (0.19, 1.08),
P = 0.075
0.51 (0.20, 1.28),
P = 0.152
  College degree 0.20 (0.08, 0.52),
P = 0.001
0.21 (0.08, 0.58),
P = 0.003
 Depression 1.04 (0.48, 2.27),
P = 0.915
 Life chaos 1.17 (1.09, 1.26),
P = 0.000

Not in HIV medical care
 Stimulant use 2.84 (1.07, 7.58),
P = 0.036
3.16 (1.13, 8.84),
P = 0.028
3.44 (1.17, 10.15),
P = 0.025
 Age 0.97 (0.92, 1.01),
P = 0.152
0.97 (0.92, 1.01),
P = 0.162
 Nonwhite race/ethnicity 2.33 (0.95, 5.70),
P = 0.063
2.58 (1.04, 6.40),
P = 0.041
 Education
  High school or less Ref. Ref.
  Technical/some college 0.64 (0.17, 2.31),
P = 0.491
0.73 (0.20, 2.73),
P = 0.642
  College degree 0.22 (0.05, 0.94),
P = 0.040
0.22 (0.05, 0.98),
P = 0.047
 Depressiong 0.54 (0.19, 1.52),
P = 0.242
 Life chaosh 1.11 (0.99, 1.23),
P = 0.065

Notes: aunadjusted model; bModel 1 plus demographic variables significantly associated with treatment engagement in the bivariate analyses; cModel 2 plus psychosocial variables significantly associated with treatment engagement in the bivariate analyses, 5 missing cases; drelative risk ratio; econfidence interval; fvariable not included in model; gusing the 10-item CES-D scale [30]; husing the life chaos scale [32].