Table 4.
Hierarchical logistic regression models of health characteristics associated with food insecurity among people living with HIV.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI |
| Block 1 | ||||||
| Age | 0.97 | 0.93–1.00 | 0.97 | 0.94–1.01 | 0.98 | 0.94–1.03 |
| Gender | 0.64 | 0.35–1.48 | 0.66 | 0.35–1.28 | 0.65 | 0.31–1.32 |
| Block 2 | ||||||
| Poverty rate | 1.00 | 0.97–1.03 | 1.00 | 0.97–1.04 | ||
| Reside in food desert | 0.70 | 0.34–1.42 | 0.66 | 0.31–1.41 | ||
| Education | 1.18* | 1.01–1.39 | 1.18 | 0.99–1.40 | ||
| Unstable housing | 1.61 | 0.59–4.35 | 1.03 | 0.33–3.15 | ||
| Lack transportation/clinic | 2.81* | 1.04–7.64 | 2.36 | 0.81–6.91 | ||
| Lack transportation/food | 5.21** | 2.11–12.82 | 5.78** | 2.21–15.14 | ||
| Block 3 | ||||||
| Receiving ART | 4.48 | 0.49–40.68 | ||||
| < 85 Adherent | 0.43* | 0.20–0.92 | ||||
| Runs out of ART | 3.22** | 1.33–7.81 | ||||
| Had to choose between food and Medications | 3.25** | 1.29–8.18 | ||||
| CD4 < 500 | 1.21 | 0.64–2.30 | ||||
| Detectable viral load | 1.88 | 0.81–4.41 | ||||
Note:
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01