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. 2014 Dec 15;211(11):1692–1702. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu809

Table 4.

Multivariable Analyses of Factors Associated With Cause-Specific Hospitalization at 9 Sites With ICD-9 Dataa

Characteristic Adjusted Incidence Rate Ratio (95% CI)a
All-Cause Non–AIDS-Defining Infection Cardiovascular Gastrointestinal/Liver Psychiatric Endocrine
HIV control status
 Medical control 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Elite control 1.99 (1.29–3.06) 0.32 (.08–1.30) 3.19 (1.50–6.79) 1.32 (.52–3.33) 3.98 (1.54–10.28) 1.14 (.32–4.06)
 Low viremia 1.39 (1.26–1.54) 1.57 (1.31–1.88) 1.11 (.87–1.42) 0.91 (.68–1.23) 1.65 (1.15–2.37) 1.54 (1.14–2.08)
 High viremia 1.79 (1.61–1.99) 2.48 (2.10–2.93) 1.18 (.92–1.51) 1.15 (.85–1.54) 3.14 (2.35–4.21) 1.42 (1.00–1.99)
Age, yb
 18–34 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 35–49 1.10 (.94–1.28) 1.09 (.87–1.36) 2.20 (1.25–3.88) 1.23 (.81–1.87) 1.07 (.64–1.78) 1.72 (1.00–2.94)
 50–64 1.36 (1.15–1.59) 1.18 (.92–1.51) 3.63 (2.05–6.44) 1.26 (.79–2.02) 0.72 (.42–1.26) 2.33 (1.38–3.93)
 ≥65 2.24 (1.77–2.83) 1.44 (1.00–2.07) 7.86 (4.06–15.20) 2.25 (1.25–4.08) 0.94 (.35–2.49) 3.95 (2.02–7.72)
Race
 White 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Black 1.05 (.92–1.20) 0.85 (.69–1.04) 1.25 (.92–1.69) 0.94 (.68–1.30) 1.17 (.80–1.71) 1.39 (.96–2.03)
 Hispanic 0.84 (.72–.97) 0.71 (.56–.88) 1.04 (.75–1.43) 0.97 (.70–1.35) 0.79 (.48–1.30) 1.10 (.66–1.86)
 Other/unknown 0.75 (.52–1.09) 0.53 (.29–.96) 1.08 (.48–2.46) 0.50 (.17–1.42) 0.80 (.33–1.97) 0.51 (.16–1.67)
Sex
 Male 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Female 1.23 (1.09–1.39) 1.19 (.99–1.42) 0.98 (.76–1.26) 1.09 (.80–1.48) 0.93 (.66–1.33) 1.30 (.91–1.86)
HIV risk factorc
 Heterosexual 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 MSM 0.83 (.72–.96) 1.08 (.88–1.33) 0.62 (.46–.85) 0.92 (.64–1.30) 0.96 (.63–1.46) 0.73 (.46–1.14)
 IDU 1.23 (1.06–1.42) 1.56 (1.26–1.92) 0.71 (.51–.97) 1.47 (1.03–2.10) 2.15 (1.44–3.33) 1.21 (.77–1.89)
 Other/unknown 1.21 (.96–1.53) 1.23 (.87–1.74) 0.74 (.46–1.20) 1.20 (.71–2.04) 1.58 (.61–4.08) 1.79 (.93–3.48)
CD4 cell count, cells/mm3d
 >750 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 501–750 1.11 (.99–1.23) 1.08 (.90–1.28) 0.89 (.70–1.13) 1.11 (.83–1.50) 1.32 (.95–1.84) 1.18 (.82–1.71)
 ≤500 1.28 (1.15–1.43) 1.28 (1.08–1.52) 1.00 (.78–1.30) 1.17 (.86–1.58) 1.16 (.82–1.63) 1.18 (.83–1.69)
Hepatitis statuse
 HIV monoinfection 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 HIV/HBV coinfection 1.07 (.78–1.46) 1.21 (.87–1.69) 0.72 (.32–1.63) 1.03 (.54–1.99) 0.87 (.38–1.98) 0.94 (.34–2.58)
 HIV/HCV coinfection 1.36 (1.17–1.57) 1.33 (1.07–1.66) 1.53 (1.11–2.10) 1.33 (.94–1.90) 1.29 (.85–1.96) 1.40 (.90–2.16)
 HIV/HBV/HCV triple infection 1.40 (.95–2.08) 1.18 (.78–1.80) 2.41 (1.17–4.96) 1.51 (.80–2.86) 0.25 (.04–1.74) 0.80 (.32–2.01)
 Unknown 1.06 (.94–1.20) 0.94 (.78–1.13) 1.27 (.98–1.65) 1.13 (.84–1.52) 1.48 (1.02–2.17) 0.73 (.48–1.09)
Annual outpatient HIV visits
 1–2 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 3–4 0.93 (.82–1.06) 0.81 (.65–1.01) 0.87 (.58–1.30) 1.04 (.73–1.48) 0.77 (.54–1.09) 1.06 (.70–1.60)
 5–6 1.30 (1.13–1.48) 1.27 (1.01–1.59) 1.24 (.83–1.84) 1.52 (1.03–2.24) 0.97 (.65–1.44) 1.96 (1.24–3.11)
 ≥7 2.68 (2.34–3.07) 2.64 (2.11–3.31) 3.04 (2.02–4.57) 3.88 (2.76–5.46) 2.01 (1.43–2.82) 3.53 (2.32–5.36)
Insuranced
 Private 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Medicaid 1.72 (1.47–2.02) 1.91 (1.47–2.47) 2.15 (1.42–3.27) 1.21 (.82–1.78) 2.47 (1.55–3.93) 1.57 (.91–2.72)
 Medicare/dual eligible 1.81 (1.53–2.15) 2.08 (1.59–2.72) 2.08 (1.38–3.13) 1.29 (.86–1.92) 2.78 (1.72–4.48) 2.45 (1.47–4.08)
 Ryan White/uninsured 1.08 (.91–1.28) 1.26 (.96–1.67) 1.44 (.94–2.21) 0.70 (.45–1.09) 1.94 (1.21–3.10) 1.14 (.65–2.02)
 Unknown 0.99 (.75–1.30) 1.05 (.64–1.72) 1.98 (1.07–3.67) 0.56 (.22–1.45) 1.51 (.66–3.48) 0.43 (.08–2.26)
Calendar year
 2005 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 2006 0.95 (.81–1.10) 0.85 (.66–1.10) 1.43 (.97–2.12) 0.94 (.58–1.52) 0.49 (.32–0.76) 1.33 (.75–2.38)
 2007 1.10 (.95–1.27) 1.01 (.78–1.31) 1.41 (.97–2.04) 1.06 (.67–1.69) 0.68 (.43–1.08) 1.68 (1.02–2.74)
 2008 1.04 (.90–1.20) 0.94 (.74–1.20) 1.26 (.87–1.84) 1.18 (.75–1.86) 0.74 (.49–1.12) 1.42 (.83–2.44)
 2009 1.04 (.90–1.19) 0.92 (.72–1.16) 1.13 (.78–1.65) 1.49 (.97–2.28) 0.42 (.28–.64) 1.82 (1.02–3.23)
 2010 1.01 (.88–1.16) 0.88 (.69–1.13) 1.33 (.92–1.93) 1.42 (.93–2.15) 0.74 (.51–1.10) 1.47 (.87–2.47)
 2011 0.96 (.84–1.11) 0.99 (.78–1.26) 0.88 (.60–1.27) 1.30 (.85–1.99) 0.42 (.26–.67) 1.55 (.92–2.62)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men.

a The multivariable models used to calculate adjusted incidence rate ratios included all listed variables and also an indicator variable for clinical care site. Results in bold are statistically significant (P ≤ .05).

b Age was assessed on July 1 of each calendar year.

c HIV risk factors were considered mutually exclusive; subjects who reported IDU in addition to any other risk factor were categorized as IDU, men who reported sex with men and women were categorized as MSM.

d CD4 cell counts and insurance data used in these analyses were the first available measurements for each calendar year.

e HBV and HCV status were determined by hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody, respectively, as measured before 1 July of each calendar year. Negative test results were carried backward to the time of study entry, and positive test results were carried forward for all subsequent years.