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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2016 Dec 7;4(6):1147–1158. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0320-2

Table 2.

Results from logistic regression of uptake of new hepatitis C drugs

Variable Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
With cirrhosis
(N = 49,263)
Without cirrhosis
(N = 77,904)
With HCV/HIV coinfection
(N = 11,182)
With HCV infection only
(N = 115,985)
Race (ref: non-Hispanic White)
 Black 0.89 (0.84–0.95)*** 1.04 (0.99–1.11) 0.81 (0.72–0.92)*** 1.00 (0.95–1.05)***
 Hispanic 0.98 (0.91–1.06) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 1.04 (0.90–1.21) 1.00 (0.94–1.06)
HCV/HIV coinfection 1.06 (0.96–1.17) 0.98 (0.91–1.06)
Cirrhosis 2.37 (2.13–2.65)*** 2.44 (2.34–2.54)***
LIS (low-income subsidy) enrollees 0.92 (0.86–0.98)*** 0.95 (0.88–1.02) 1.08 (0.88–1.32) 0.92 (0.87–0.97)***
Age 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 1.01 (1.00–1.02)** 1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Male 0.95 (0.9–1.00)* 0.98 (0.93–1.03) 1.12 (1.00–1.27)* 0.96 (0.92–1.00)**
Number of chronic conditions 0.87 (0.86–0.88)*** 0.88 (0.86–0.90)*** 0.86 (0.82–0.90)*** 0.88 (0.86–0.89)***
Having diabetes 1.23 (1.17–1.29)*** 1.05 (0.99–1.12) 1.36 (1.20–1.54)*** 1.14 (1.09–1.18)***
Having hypertension 0.94 (0.89–0.99)** 0.94 (0.88–1.01)* 0.95 (0.82–1.09) 0.94 (0.90–0.98)***
Having ischemic heart disease 1 (0.96–1.06) 0.97 (0.93–1.03) 1.23 (1.04–1.46)** 0.97 (0.94–1.01)
Having hyperlipidemia 0.98 (0.92–1.04) 1.02 (0.97–1.08) 1.23 (1.07–1.42)*** 0.98 (0.94–1.02)
Having depression 1.03 (0.97–1.10) 1.00 (0.95–1.05) 0.99 (0.88–1.12) 1.02 (0.98–1.06)
Having congestive heart failure 0.71 (0.66–0.77)*** 0.65 (0.59–0.72)*** 0.63 (0.52–0.75)*** 0.69 (0.65–0.74)***
Having cataract 1.29 (1.21–1.37)*** 1.28 (1.20–1.38)*** 1.38 (1.17–1.63)*** 1.28 (1.21–1.34)***
Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 0.80 (0.75–0.85)*** 0.82 (0.77–0.88)*** 0.78 (0.67–0.91)*** 0.81 (0.78–0.85)***
Below median household income 0.89 (0.85–0.94)*** 0.93 (0.87–0.99)** 1.03 (0.92–1.14) 0.9 (0.85–0.94)***
Percent college educated 1.00 (1.00–1.01)*** 1.00 (1.00–1.01)*** 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 1.00 (1.00–1.01)***
Urban area 1.07 (1.00–1.16)* 1.02 (0.95–1.09) 1.32 (1.05–1.66)** 1.03 (0.97–1.09)
Applying prior authorization 1.39 (0.98–1.97)* 0.83 (0.52–1.33) 1.01 (0.32–3.23) 1.08 (0.83–1.42)
Enhanced plan 1.24 (1.13–1.35)*** 1.22 (1.11–1.34)*** 1.17 (0.89–1.53) 1.23 (1.15–1.32)***
Gap coverage plan 1.04 (0.93–1.16) 0.94 (0.80–1.09) 0.91 (0.63–1.30) 1.00 (0.90–1.12)
Deduct 1.07 (0.99–1.16)* 1.06 (0.96–1.16) 0.91 (0.71–1.17) 1.08 (1.01–1.16)**
Region (ref: Northeast)
 Midwest 1.08 (0.97–1.20) 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 1.02 (0.82–1.27) 1.05 (0.97–1.14)
 South 0.90 (0.83–0.98)** 0.95 (0.87–1.02) 0.76 (0.62–0.92)*** 0.94 (0.88–1.01)*
 West 0.89 (0.81–0.98)** 0.76 (0.70–0.83)*** 0.78 (0.60–1.02)* 0.83 (0.77–0.90)***
***

p < 0.01,

**

p < 0.05, and

*

p < 0.10; standard errors are clustered within a plan