Table 4.
Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval) Predicting Outcomes for Measures of Linkage for Service Networks Overall
| Adherent ART use |
Suppressed viral load |
Good physical health functioning |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | AORb | OR | AORa | OR | AORa | |
| Overall measures of service linkage | ||||||
| One additional linkage between any two servicesc | 1.10*** (1.04–1.15) | 1.05° (0.99–1.12) | 1.15*** (1.07–1.22) | 1.07** (1.02–1.13) | 0.98 (0.92–1.03) | 1.01 (0.95–1.07) |
| Comparing 0–25% of all linkages between services | 1.45 (0.80–2.63) | 1.28 (0.57–2.86) | 2.24* (1.15–4.35) | 2.05° (0.93–4.49) | 1.55 (0.79–3.04) | 1.52 (0.66–3.48) |
| Increase, by 1, the average number of linkages for each service | 1.43*** (1.22–1.67) | 1.16° (0.98–1.39) | 1.56*** (1.28–1.91) | 1.18° (0.99–1.41) | 0.81* (0.68–0.97) | 0.90 (0.75–1.07) |
| Each additional service added to the array of services utilizedd | 1.24*** (1.17–1.32) | 1.10* (1.02–1.17) | 1.27*** (1.17–1.38) | 1.11* (1.02–1.20) | 0.91** (0.86–0.98) | 0.94° (0.88–1.01) |
| Missed medical appointments |
ER visit |
Hospital admission |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | AORa | OR | AORa | OR | AORa | |
| Overall measures of service linkage | ||||||
| One additional linkage between any two servicesc |
0.98 (0.94–1.03) |
1.01 (0.96–1.06) |
0.95* (0.91–0.99) |
0.95* (0.91–0.99) |
1.02 (0.96–1.06) |
1.01 (0.96–1.06) |
| Comparing 0–25% of all linkage between services |
0.74 (0.36–1.55) |
0.99 (0.47–2.10) |
0.45** (0.27–0.76) |
0.59° (0.33–1.05) |
0.43** (0.23–0.79) |
0.48* (0.23–0.97) |
| Increase, by 1, the average number of linkages for each service |
0.87° (0.75–1.01) |
0.96 (0.83–1.11) |
0.91 (0.80–1.03) |
0.92 (0.81–1.04) |
1.04 (0.90–1.21) |
1.03 (0.89–1.21) |
| Each additional service added to the array of services utilizedd | 0.96 (0.90–1.02) | 1.00 (0.94–1.06) | 1.00 (0.95–1.05) | 1.00 (0.95–1.05) | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) | 0.99 (0.94–1.06) |
a
Adjusted for race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, poverty, problem drug use, mental health functioning, food insecurity, housing need, and ART.
b
Adjusted for race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, poverty, problem drug use, mental health functioning, food insecurity, and housing need.
c
For both OR and AOR, this is also adjusted for the number of services utilized at the time of interview.
d
Addition of an individual service to a patient's service network regardless of linkages among them.
***
p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; °p < 0.10.
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; ART, antiretroviral therapy; ER, emergency room; OR, odds ratio.