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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2015 Oct 15;105(12):e14–e18. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302877

TABLE 2.

Results of Logistic Regression Models Examining Associations Between Demographic Characteristics or Behavioral Risk Factors and Living in HIV Hotspot Cities: Massachusetts, 2013

Characteristic or Risk Factor Does Not Reside in an HIV Hotspot (n|=|359), % (No.) Resides in an HIV Hotspot (n|=|74), % (No.) Multivariable Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Age, y
18–29 (ref) 56.6 (203) 55.4 (41) 1.00
30–39 12.2 (68) 18.9 (9) 0.72 (0.49, 1.07)
40–49 9.5 (47) 13.1 (7) 1.30 (0.84, 2.02)
≥50 23.0 (41) 11.4 (17) 2.44*** (1.66, 3.57)
Race
White (non-Hispanic) (ref) 84.4 (303) 60.8 (45) 1.00
Non-Whitea 15.6 (56) 39.2 (29) 2.36*** (1.75, 3.19)
Income
Higher (>$35|000 annually) (ref) 31.4 (246) 25.7 (55) 1.00
Low (≤$35|000 annually) 68.6 (113) 74.3 (19) 1.37* (1.05, 1.78)
Genderb
Female-to-male spectrum (ref) 34.3 (123) 46.0 (34) 1.00
Male-to-female spectrum 65.7 (236) 54.1 (40) 1.20 (0.89, 1.61)
HIV testing history
Never tested (ref) 20.3 (74) 14.9 (11) 1.00
Tested in past 6 mo 30.9 (111) 41.9 (31) 1.35 (0.89, 2.05)
Tested more than 6 mo in past 48.8 (175) 43.2 (32) 1.31 (0.88, 1.95)
Incarceration historyc
No (ref) 98.6 (354) 86.5 (64) 1.00
Yes 1.4 (5) 13.5 (10) 4.86*** (2.77, 8.51)
Polydrug use (past 12 mo)d
No (ref) 58.5 (110) 44.6 (33) 1.00
Yes 41.5 (249) 55.4 (41) 1.54* (1.12, 2.12)
Current smoker
No (ref) 65.7 (236) 46.8 (43 1.00
Yes 34.3 (123) 43.2 (31) 1.53** (1.18, 1.98)
Binge drinking (past 3 mo)
No (ref) 85.2 (306) 77.0 (57) 1.00
Yes 14.8 (53) 23.0 (17) 1.57** (1.20, 2.05)
4 or more sex partners in past 6 mo
No (ref) 91.9 (330) 90.5 (37) 1.00
Yes 8.1 (29) 9.5 (7) 0.74 (0.47, 1.16)
Condomless receptive anal sex during most recent sexual encounter with partner assigned male sex at birthe
No (ref) 96.5 (347) 87.3 (65) 1.00
Yes 3.5 (12) 12.7 (9) 1.96** (1.20, 3.21)

Note. Values are adjusted for survey modality.

a

Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, multiracial, or other (non-Hispanic).

b

Transgender and gender-nonconforming people were collapsed into 2 groups according to sex at birth and direction of gender identity (i.e., male-to-female spectrum vs female-to-male spectrum).

c

Served time in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility.

d

Use of 2 or more illicit drugs during the past year (marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin, club drugs, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, downers, painkillers).

e

Male-assigned sex at birth includes cisgender (nontransgender) men, transgender women, and gendernonconforming people who were assigned male sex at birth.

*

P|<|.05

**

P|<|.01

***

P|<|.001.