Table 3.
Logistic regression results for the effects of selected patient characteristics on medical evaluation by a hepatitis C virus (HCV) provider and on liver disease staging of those medically evaluated among patients with chronic HCV infection at five Federally Qualified Health Centers, Philadelphia PA, 2012–2016
| Characteristic | n (% of 885 RNA positive) | Medically evaluated by HCV provider | Liver disease staging among medically evaluated patients | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | 95% CI | ||||||||
| Public Health Management Corporation Care Clinic patient | |||||||||
| No | 437 (49.4) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Yes | 448 (50.6) | 3.09 | 2.28, 4.18 | 2.76 | 1.82, 4.17 | 1.75 | 1.18, 2.61 | 1.92 | 1.02, 2.86 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 652 (73.7) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Female | 233 (26.3) | 1.01 | 0.73, 1.40 | 1.03 | 0.68, 1.56 | 1.42 | 0.88, 2.29 | 1.99 | 0.99,3.15 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 441 (49.8) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 259 (29.3) | 0.91 | 0.65, 1.27 | 0.96 | 0.62, 1.49 | 0.71 | 0.45, 1.13 | 0.64 | 0.35, 1.15 |
| Hispanic | 125 (14.1) | 0.71 | 0.47, 1.08 | 0.85 | 0.50, 1.42 | 0.75 | 0.41, 1.39 | 1.21 | 0.58, 2.55 |
| Birth cohort 1945–1965 | |||||||||
| No | 382 (43.2) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Yes | 503 (56.8) | 1.64 | 1.23, 2.19 | 1.76 | 1.17, 2.62 | 1.32 | 0.88, 1.96 | 1.25 | 0.85, 2.26 |
| History of injection drug use | |||||||||
| No | 684 (77.3) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Yes | 201 (22.7) | 1.14 | 0.81, 1.59 | 1.17 | 0.79, 1.73 | 0.76 | 0.48, 1.21 | 0.67 | 0.38, 1.11 |
| History of homelessness | |||||||||
| No | 496 (56.0) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Yes | 389 (44.0) | 0.55 | 0.41, 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.50, 1.14 | 0.79 | 0.53, 1.18 | 1.08 | 0.58, 1.67 |
| History of incarceration | |||||||||
| No | 684 (77.3) | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Yes | 201 (22.7) | 1.15 | 0.81, 1.63 | 1.17 | 0.77, 1.81 | 1.43 | 0.87, 2.35 | 1.63 | 0.90, 2.86 |
| Year of HCV RNA test | |||||||||
| 10/2012 – 6/2013 | 112 (12.7) | ref | ref | ||||||
| 7/2013–6/2014 | 273 (30.8) | 0.51 | 0.29, 0.90 | 0.51 | 0.26, 1.01 | 0.30 | 0.14, 0.64 | 0.30 | 0.12, 0.71 |
| 7/2014–6/2015 | 235 (26.6) | 0.39 | 0.22, 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.22, 0.89 | 0.45 | 0.20, 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.20, 1.25 |
| 7/2015–6/2016 | 265 (29.9) | 0.32 | 0.18, 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.23, 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.20, 0.98 | 0.51 | 0.20, 1.28 |
*
OR=Odds ratio
†
CI=Confidence interval
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aOR=Adjusted odds ratio; each model includes all 8 characteristics listed in the table as independent variables.