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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Sep 1;85(1):113–122. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002416

TABLE 2.

Individual-Level Factors Associated With Achieving Glycemic Control in PWH With DM With Initial HbA1c >7.0% Measurement at the Start of Study Observation, DC Cohort 2011–2019

Unadjusted HR (95% CI)
Age (per 5 yrs) 1.05 (0.99 to 1.11)
Sex at birth (female vs. male) 0.88 (0.74 to 1.04)
Race/ethnicity (all other races vs. NH black) 0.95 (0.65 to 1.40)
BMI at start of observation
 Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) vs. normal weight (<25 kg/m2) 0.99 (0.53 to 1.86)
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) vs. normal weight (<25 kg/m2) 0.98 (0.60 to 1.60)
Insurance status (public/unknown vs. private) 0.97 (0.68 to 1.37)
Employment status (unemployed/unknown vs. employed) 1.15 (0.84 to 1.58)
Housing status (unstable/homeless vs. permanent) 1.14 (0.87 to 1.42)
DM diagnosis at enrollment (no vs. yes) 2.65 (1.65 to 4.25)
Initial HbA1c measurement (per 1%) 0.78 (0.71 to 0.87)
DM medication use
 Noninsulin medication only vs. no medication 1.52 (1.13 to 2.04)
 Insulin only vs. no medication 0.76 (0.53 to 1.09)
 Both insulin and noninsulin medication vs. no medication 0.98 (0.48 to 2.01)
History of ART associated with DM (yes vs. no) 1.04 (0.73 to 1.49)
Length of HIV duration in yr (per 5 yrs) 1.13 (1.01 to 1.26)
Transmission risk
 Heterosexual vs. MSM 0.86 (0.60 to 1.23)
 IDU vs. MSM 1.11 (0.76 to 1.60)
 Others/not reported vs. MSM 0.88 (0.64 to 1.21)
AIDS diagnosis at enrollment (yes vs. no) 1.21 (0.87 to 1.68)
Using any ART (no vs. yes) 0.96 (0.66 to 1.40)
Use of a PI (no vs. yes) 1.02 (0.76 to 1.38)
Use of a NNRTI (no vs. yes) 0.98 (0.85 to 1.14)
Use of a INSTI (no vs. yes) 1.12 (0.85 to 1.48)
CD4 count at start of observation (per 100 cells/mm3) 0.98 (0.94 to 1.02)
Nadir CD4 count at start of observation (per 100 cells/mm3) 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04)
Viral suppression (>200 copies/mL) at the start of observation (no vs. yes) 1.00 (0.68 to 1.48)
Known history of smoking (yes vs. no) 1.04 (0.78 to 1.36)
Known history of alcohol abuse (yes vs. no) 0.94 (0.64 to 1.39)
Known history of recreational drug use (yes vs. no) 1.30 (1.06 to 1.60)
Known history of IV drug use (yes vs. no) 1.34 (0.89 to 2.01)
Hypertension (yes vs. no) 0.73 (0.56 to 0.95)
Dyslipidemia (yes vs. no) 0.90 (0.70 to 1.14)
Hypothyroidism (yes vs. no) 0.72 (0.40 to 1.27)
Chronic hepatitis C (yes vs. no) 1.18 (0.84 to 1.66)
Chronic kidney disease (yes vs. no) 1.10 (0.87 to 1.39)
Anxiety/stress disorder (yes vs. no) 1.26 (0.91 to 1.75)
Depression (yes vs. no) 0.85 (0.69 to 1.04)

Diabetes medication use and ART medication use are time-updated based on evidence that a prescription was ended or a new prescription was prescribed.

Bold indicates P<0.05.

BMI, body mass index; IDU, male or female injection drug user; INSTI, integrase strand transfer inhibitor; MSM, men who have sex with men; NH, non-Hispanic; NNRTI, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI, protease inhibitor; PWH, people with HIV.