TABLE 3.
Associations of Demographic, Health, and Health Care Characteristics With Delaying Health Care
| Delaying Any Health Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Care | Mental Health Care | |||
| RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
| Gender* | ||||
| Transgender men | 1.01 | (0.57–1.82) | 0.67 | (0.34–1.33) |
| Age (y)† | ||||
| 35–49 | 0.87 | (0.49–1.54) | 0.95 | (0.51–1.77) |
| 50–64 | 0.59 | (0.33–1.06) | 0.50 | (0.26–0.96) |
| ≥ 65 | 0.59 | (0.26–1.30) | 0.30 | (0.11–0.86) |
| Nonwhite race/ethnicity | 0.89 | (0.49–1.64) | 0.82 | (0.41–1.65) |
| Not married or living with a partner | 0.93 | (0.60–1.43) | 0.96 | (0.60–1.55) |
| Income ≤ $35,000/year | 1.14 | (0.72–1.81) | 0.93 | (0.55–1.56) |
| History of homelessness | 1.50 | (0.96–2.35) | 1.14 | (0.70–1.86) |
| Depression/PTSD symptoms | 1.76 | (1.08–2.85) | 2.40 | (1.36–4.22) |
| Alcohol misuse | 1.00 | (0.59–1.68) | 1.15 | (0.65–2.03) |
| Poor health | 1.11 | (0.49–2.54) | 0.95 | (0.39–2.31) |
| Out to providers | 0.71 | (0.36–1.40) | 0.58 | (0.28–1.19) |
| Verbal harassment in medical setting | 1.19 | (0.78–1.81) | 1.35 | (0.85–2.15) |
| Ever used VA | 0.85 | (0.56–1.30) | 1.52 | (0.93–2.48) |
Bold values are significant.
Results are from multiple imputation with M = 15 imputed datasets.
Reference group is transgender women.
Reference group is 18–34 years.
CI indicates confidence interval; RR, relative risks; VA, Veterans Administration.