Table 2.

Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model for the primary end point of timely linkage to care within 90 days of HIV diagnosis.

Characteristic	N=619 Adjusted Hazard Ratioa (95% CI)	P-value
Foreign-born	1.28 (1.05–1.56)	0.016
Age (per decade)	0.94 (0.86–1.02)	0.151
Female gender	0.73 (0.59–0.90)	0.003
White race/ethnicity	1.19 (0.98–1.44)	0.085
Alcohol abuse disorder†	0.90 (0.69–1.17)	0.439
Opioid abuse disorder†	0.58 (0.39–0.86)	0.006
Cocaine abuse disorder†	1.04 (0.76–1.43)	0.801
Outpatient diagnosis	0.56 (0.45–0.69)	<0.001
Year of HIV diagnosis 2000–2001*	0.34 (0.24–0.48)	<0.001
Year of HIV diagnosis 2007–2012*	0.94 (0.78–1.13)	0.525

Abbreviation: CI= confidence interval.

^aAdjusted for all factors shown

^†One or more ICD9 billing codes vs. none

^*Reference group is year of HIV diagnosis 2002–2006