Table 3. Predictors for non-being referred for HCV therapy consideration (n = 562) in unadjusted and adjusted analyses.
Covariate | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
Not engage in care | 5.08 (3.24–6.97) | <0.000001 | 4.42 (2.69–7.28) | <0.000001 |
Having detectable HIV load* (>40 copies/mL) | 1.98 (1.36–2.75) | 0.0001 | 1.88 (1.26–2.81) | 0.002 |
Unstable housing | 2.26 (1.30–3.93) | 0.004 | 1.97 (1.03–3.79) | 0.041 |
Having an active malignancy | 3.47 (1.35–8.92) | 0.01 | 2.78 (0.96–8.03) | 0.058 |
AIDS (CD4 cell count <200/mm3) | 1.83 (1.22–2.75) | 0.004 | 1.68 (1.05–2.69) | 0.030 |
Non-white race | 1.67 (1.17–2.38) | 0.005 | 1.59 (1.06–2.40) | 0.025 |
HIV risk factors (reference intravenous drug use) | ||||
Men having sex with men | 1.96 (1.34–2.87) | 0.0006 | 1.96 (1.27–3.02) | 0.0023 |
Other | 2.51(1.54–4.07) | 0.0002 | 1.64 (0.95–2.82) | 0.075 |
Ongoing neuropsychiatry condition | 0.35 (0.26–0.63) | <0.000001 | 0.37 (0.24–0.56) | <0.000001 |
Ongoing drug and/or alcohol abuse | 0.64 (0.45–0.91) | 0.013 | 0.52 (0.34 –0.80) | 0.0027 |
*Two patients in the HCV non-referred group without available HIV viral loads were removed from final analyses.