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. 2015 Jun 22;16(4):535–542. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.4.25345

Table 2.

Linkage to care in single logistic regression.

Variable Linked to care (%) n=63* Did not link to care (%) n=24* Pearson chi-square test p-value OR (95% CI)
Sex
 Female 19 (66%) 10 (34%) 0.31 1.65 (0.62,4.38)
 Male 44 (76%) 14 (24%) 0.31 reference
Race
 White 6 (86%) 1 (14%) 0.30 reference
 Black 53 (70%) 23 (30%) 0.30 2.60 (0.30,22.87)
 Other 4 (100%) 0 (0%) 0.30 N/A
Age
 >30 years 39 (68%) 18 (32%) 0.25 1.85 (0.64,5.30)
 ≤30 years 24 (80%) 6 (20%) 0.25 reference
Unemployed
 Yes 31 (58%) 22 (42%) <0.01 11.4 (2.46,54.41)
 No 32 (94%) 2 (6%) <0.01 reference
Uninsured
 Yes 19 (68%) 9 (32%) 0.51 1.39 (0.52,3.72)
 No 44 (75%) 15 (25%) 0.51 reference
Homeless
 Yes 11 (52%) 10 (48%) 0.02 3.38 (1.19,9.55)
 No 52 (79%) 14 (21%) 0.02 reference
Substance abuse
 Yes 11 (42%) 15 (58%) <0.01 7.88 (2.75,22.55)
 No 52 (85%) 9 (15%) <0.01 reference
Mental illness
 Yes 9 (53%) 8 (47%) 0.045 3.20 (1.05,9.72)
 No 54 (78%) 16 (23%) 0.045 reference
AIDS
 Yes 26 (84%) 5 (16%) 0.76 1.23 (0.32,4.72)
 No 32 (86%) 5 (14%) 0.76 reference
Testing site
 Outpatient 23 (96%) 1 (4%) <0.01 reference
 Hospital (ED or inpatient) 40 (63%) 23 (37%) <0.01 13.2 (1.67, 104.47)

ED, emergency department; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome

*

72% linked to care, 28% did not link to care.