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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2014 Aug;18(8):1511–1522. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0625-7

Table 4.

Factors associated with use of ART and HIV virologic suppression

Characteristic Use of ART
AOR (95 % CI)
HIV viral suppression
AOR (95 % CI)
No. of clinics visited per year
 1 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 ≥2 0.62 (0.55–0.71) 0.78 (0.66–0.94)
Age (years)
 18–29 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 30–39 1.67 (1.48–1.88) 1.53 (1.33–1.76)
 40–49 2.44 (2.18–2.73) 1.85 (1.63–2.11)
 ≥50 2.80 (2.47–3.18) 2.64 (2.30–3.04)
Sex
 Male 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Female 0.86 (0.77–0.95) 0.85 (0.77–0.94)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Black 0.97 (0.87–1.09) 0.69 (0.61–0.78)
 Hispanic 1.07 (0.92–1.24) 0.96 (0.82–1.12)
 Other/unknown 0.75 (0.62–0.91) 0.92 (0.73–1.16)
HIV risk factor
 Heterosexual 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 MSM 0.97 (0.86–1.08) 1.23 (1.10–1.38)
 IDU 0.92 (0.81–1.04) 0.81 (0.73–0.91)
 Other/unknown 0.78 (0.66–0.92) 0.97 (0.80–1.16)
Insurance
 Private 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Medicaid 1.10 (0.98–1.23) 0.69 (0.61–0.79)
 Medicare 1.27 (1.10–1.47) 0.73 (0.63–0.85)
 Ryan white/uninsured 0.73 (0.65–0.83) 0.67 (0.58–0.78)
 Other/unknown 0.60 (0.48–0.76) 0.71 (0.50–1.01)
Income ($)
 <10,000 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 10,000–19,999 1.06 (0.97–1.16) 1.08 (0.98–1.18)
 20,000–49,999 0.99 (0.88–1.12) 1.34 (1.15–1.55)
 ≥50,000 1.32 (1.00–1.73) 1.40 (1.01–1.93)
Median CD4 cell count (cell/mm3)
 ≤350 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 >350 0.58 (0.53–0.63) 4.30 (3.98–4.64)
First year in care
 No 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Yes 0.39 (0.36–0.42) 0.77 (0.70–0.85)
No. of primary HIV visits per year
 2 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 3 1.20 (1.10–1.32) 1.13 (1.00–1.27)
 4 1.50 (1.36–1.65) 1.30 (1.15–1.47)
 5 1.62 (1.46–1.80) 1.46 (1.28–1.66)
 6 1.62 (1.45–1.82) 1.57 (1.36–1.80)
 7 2.10 (1.83–2.40) 1.61 (1.38–1.87)
 ≥8 1.95 (1.76–2.16) 1.51 (1.35–1.70)
Year
 2008 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 2009 1.23 (1.15–1.30) 1.25 (1.16–1.35)
 2010 1.38 (1.29–1.47) 1.48 (1.37–1.60)

AOR adjusted odds ratio, ART antiretroviral therapy, HET heterosexual transmission, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IDU injection drug use, MSM men who have sex with men