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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2015 Jan 29;27(6):679–687. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1005002

Table 3. Cox regression analysis of predictors of Gaps in Care (Death as a censoring event).

Univariable Cox Model Multivariable Cox Model
Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P value Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P value
Gender Female (REF)
Male 1.10 (0.90--1.33) 0.34 --- ---
Age (years) > 45 (REF)
35-45 1.23 (0.95--1.59) 0.11 1.05 (0.88--1.24) 0.61
25-35 1.48 (1.14--1.92) <.01 1.14 (0.95--1.37) 0.16
< 25 2.29 (1.73--3.03) <.01 1.35 (1.09--1.68) <0.01
Registration Yr 2004 (REF)
2005 0.73 (0.53--1.00) 0.05 1.11 (0.88--1.40) 0.36
2006 0.80 (0.61--1.05) 0.10 1.01 (0.83--1.22) 0.96
2007 0.84 (0.61--1.16) 0.30 1.02 (0.80--1.31) 0.85
2008 0.91 (0.66--1.25) 0.56 0.99 (0.77--1.27) 0.95
2009 0.99 (0.74--1.33) 0.96 1.14 (0.91--1.41) 0.26
2010 0.70 (0.43--1.13) 0.14 0.93 (0.65--1.35) 0.72
Hispanic Yes (REF)
No 1.39 (1.09--1.76) 0.01 0.99 (0.85--1.17) 0.94
Race White (REF)
Black 1.18 (0.98--1.43) 0.08 1.10 (0.94--1.28) 0.25
Others 1.12 (0.75--1.66) 0.58 1.38 (1.04--1.82) 0.03
Education < 12 years (REF)
High school grad 0.76 (0.58--0.98) 0.04 0.96 (0.80--1.15) 0.67
Some college 1.12 (0.90--1.41) 0.32 1.04 (0.87--1.26) 0.66
College grad 0.96 (0.73--1.26) 0.78 0.98 (0.79--1.21) 0.87
Origin in US No (REF)
Yes 1.14 (0.95--1.37) 0.16 --- ---
AIDS status Yes (REF)
No 1.47 (1.23--1.76) <.01 1.03 (0.85--1.26) 0.74
Substance abuse No (REF)
Yes 1.23 (1.02--1.47) 0.03 0.95 (0.82--1.11) 0.54
Homeless No (REF)
Yes 1.29 (1.05--1.58) 0.02 1.03 (0.87--1.21) 0.75
Incarceration No (REF)
Yes 1.62 (1.18--2.23) <.01 1.31 (0.98--1.75) 0.07
Psychiatric Illness No (REF)
Yes 1.02 (0.84--1.25) 0.84 --- ---
CD4 (/mL) < 200 (REF)
200-500 1.44 (1.14--1.82) <.01 0.97 (0.79--1.20) 0.80
>500 1.71 (1.34--2.18) <.01 1.02 (0.80--1.31) 0.88
ART in Year 1 Yes (REF)
No 1.42 (1.18--1.71) <.01 1.21 (1.01--1.58) 0.05
MSM No (REF)
Yes 1.06 (0.88--1.27) 0.54 --- ---
IDU No (REF)
Yes 1.07 (0.66--1.74) 0.79 --- ---
PVL* Undetectable (RFE)
Detectable 1.47 (1.24--1.74) <.01 1.01 (0.86--1.20) 0.87
Unavailable 9.51 (3.88--23.3) <.01 1.67 (0.20--14.2) 0.64
Prior Gap No (REF)
Yes 2.49 (2.26--2.74) <.01 2.41 (2.20--2.64) 0.00