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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int J STD AIDS. 2014 Jan 22;25(10):734–741. doi: 10.1177/0956462413518500

Table 3.

Plasma HIV RNA > 75 copies/mL plus Transmission Risk Behavior on ART*

VL <75
and/or low
risk
VL >75 +
high risk
P-value MV OR
(95% CI)
P-value
Total 125 (90%) 14 (10%) -- -- --
Age (IQR) 46 (39–51) 44 (38–50) 0.704 -- --
Black Race 36 (30%) 12 (71%) 0.002 8.00 (1.83–34.92) 0.006
Hispanic Ethnicity 37 (33%) 4 (24%) 0.579 -- --
Education ≤ HS diploma 30 (25%) 6 (33%) 0.564 -- --
Household Income
   <2000
   >=2000

67 (74%)
23 (26%)

13 (93%)
1 (7%)
0.18 -- --
CD4 count 604 (435–755) 305 (150–501) 0.002 0.657 (0.479–0.902) 0.009
Months on ART (IQR) 36 (15–63) 29 (13–45) 0.314 -- --
# of meds (IQR) 4 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.143 1.76 (0.54–5.78) 0.353
PI-based regimen 65 (54%) 14 (78%) 0.074 0.36 (0.7=22–5.88) 0.471
Last time missed med
> 3m ago
Within last 3m
56 (46%)
65 (54%)


2 (11%)
16 (89%)

0.004

5.10 (0.73–35.69)

0.100
Self-reported ARV status <90% adherent 13 (11%) 5 (28%) 0.067 -- --
STI in past 30 days 9 (8%) 4 (22%) 0.07 5.25 (.74–37.43) 0.098
Psychiatric Dx 67 (55%) 11 (61%) 0.8 -- --
Depression Score 19 (13–24) 23 (18–31) 0.036 1.01 (0.93–1.09) 0.811
Drug use in past 30d 42 (35%) 9 (50%) 0.296 -- --
Meth use in past 30d 13 (11%) 7 (39%) 0.006 5.20 (1.06–10.23) 0.042
IVDU in past 30 days 3 (3%) 2 (11%) 0.128 -- --
Regular HIV+ partner 47 (40%) 13 (72%) 0.011 2.48 (.060–10.23) 0.208
Regular HIV- or unknown partner 55 (46%) 6 (33%) 0.446 -- --
Casual HIV+ sex partner 25 (21%) 7 (39%) 0.132 0.49 (0.096–2.44) 0.380
Casual HIV- or unknown partner 31 (26%) 9 (50%) 0.051 2.52 (0.61–10.46) 0.204
*

All categorical assessments are depicted as n (%) and continuous variables as median (Interquartile Range)