Table 3:

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) of OAT Initiation within 30 days among PWH veterans (n=8,112 new OUD episodes)

	Any OAT	P-value
	AOR (95% CI)
Age (ref = < 50 years old)
50–64	1.02 (0.80–1.31)	0.848
65+	0.68 (0.30–1.53)	0.350
Race/Ethnicity (ref = white)
African-American	1.95 (1.45–2.61)***	0.000
Latino/Other	1.20 (0.75–1.93)	0.440
HIV viral load detectable (ref = suppressed)	1.00 (0.78–1.29)	0.976
Psychiatric diagnosis (ref = none)	0.57 (0.46–0.72)***	0.000
Year of episode (ref = 2000–2004)
2005–2008	1.02 (0.79–1.30)	0.899
2009–2012	0.89 (0.66–1.18)	0.412
Rural location (ref = urban)	0.84 (0.51–1.39)	0.494
Alcohol related diagnosis	2.00 (1.52–2.63)***	0.000
Multi-substance use+	0.79 (0.62–1.02)	0.068
Hepatitis C	1.82 (1.27–2.62)***	0.001

⁺Multi-substance use defined as 2+ non-opioid drug use diagnoses.

Abbreviations: AOR-adjusted odds ratio, CI-confidence interval.