Timing Matters: HIV Testing Rates in the Emergency Department

Table 1

Adjusted odds ratio of HIV testing by hour of patient admission to the ED.

Hour	Number of patients	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
12:00 a.m. (reference)	2,835	1.00		N.A.
1:00 a.m.	2,447	1.20	0.95, 1.52	N.S.
2:00 a.m.	2,042	1.04	0.80, 1.34
3:00 a.m.	1,790	0.85	0.64, 1.13
4:00 a.m.	1,618	1.20	0.92, 1.56
5:00 a.m.	1,718	1.35	1.05, 1.74	<0.05
6:00 a.m.	1,767	2.02	1.60, 2.54	<0.001
7:00 a.m.	2,628	2.08	1.68, 2.58
8:00 a.m.	4,120	2.42	1.98, 2.95
9:00 a.m.	5,505	2.58	2.13, 3.11
10:00 a.m.	6,089	2.10	1.73, 2.54
11:00 a.m.	6,101	2.23	1.84, 2.70
12:00 p.m.	5,904	2.16	1.78, 2.62
1:00 p.m.	5,769	1.96	1.61, 2.38
2:00 p.m.	5,636	1.77	1.46, 2.16
3:00 p.m.	5,580	1.91	1.57, 2.32
4:00 p.m.	5,385	1.86	1.53, 2.27
5:00 p.m.	5,169	1.67	1.37, 2.04
6:00 p.m.	4,996	1.58	1.29, 1.93
7:00 p.m.	4,752	1.46	1.19, 1.79
8:00 p.m.	4,489	1.36	1.10, 1.67	<0.01
9:00 p.m.	4,180	1.32	1.07, 1.64
10:00 p.m.	3,670	1.29	1.04, 1.60	<0.05
11:00 p.m.	3,467	1.20	0.96, 1.50	N.S.