Table 3.

Patient characteristics associated with successful linkage to care in a multivariable Poisson regression model (N = 762).

Patient Characteristic	IRR (95% CI)	P-value
Age
>40 years	1 (ref)	na
≤ 40 years	0.88 (0.79–0.98)	0.02
Sex
Men	1 (ref)	na
Women	1.11 (1.03–1.20)	0.007
Race
White	1 (ref)	na
Black	1.07 (0.97–1.18)	0.17
Other	1.06 (0.93–1.21)	0.41
Insurance Coverage
Private	1 (ref)	na
Medicaid/Medicare	0.91 (0.83–1.01)	0.07
Uninsured	0.85 (0.77–0.94)	0.002
Close Proximity to medical center	0.93 (0.85–1.02)	0.13
Cirrhosis	1.19 (1.10–1.30)	<0.001
Hepatitis B	1.18 (1.06–1.32)	0.002
HIV	1.02 (0.90–1.15)	0.78
Substance Use	0.99 (0.90–1.10)	0.90

Incidence rate ratios are adjusted for the variables included in the table.

IRR, Incidence Rate Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.