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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2019 May 22;32(2):217–222. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1620169

Table 3:

Results of Multivariable Negative Binomial Regression Models With Total Number of Symptoms as the Outcome (N = 169)

Total Number of Symptoms
(Negative Binomial Regression)
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
a.IRRa 95% CI a.IRRa 95% CI a.IRRa 95% CI
Tobacco Use 1.043 (0.975-1.116) 1.026 (0.954-1.103) 1.032 (0.939-1.133)
Alcohol Use 1.034 (0.934-1.144) 1.024 (0.915-1.147)
Stimulant Use 1.163** (1.105-1.223) 1.113 (0.980-1.264)
Demographic Factors
Female (vs. Male) 0.977 (0.729-1.309)
Age 1.007 (0.998-1.016)
≥ College (vs. < College) 1.566 (0.781-3.139)
Income
 Just enough (vs. not enough) 0.645** (0.586-0.709)
 More than enough (vs. not enough) 0.601** (0.468-0.772)
Clinical Factors
Years with HIV 0.998** (0.997-0.999)
AIDS Diagnosis 1.018 (0.928-1.116)
CD4 Levels 0.943** (0.925-0.961)
On HIV Medication (vs. not on med) 0.798 (0.363-1.754)
Study waves 5.416** (5.117-5.731) 5.036** (4.81-5.273) 4.640** (4.151-5.187)
Constant 4.140** (3.748-4.573) 4.096** (3.533-4.75) 5.334** (3.103-9.168)

Model 1: Simple regression with control of study site; Model 2: Regression with control of alcohol and drug use and study site; Model 3: Regression with full control;

a.

IRR: model-adjusted Incident Rate Ratio;

< 0.1;

*

< 0.05;

**

< 0.01