Comparing Measures of Late HIV Diagnosis in Washington State

Table 3

Late HIV diagnoses by race/ethnicity and foreign-born status, Washington State, 2000–2009.

	Time-based late measure			Lab-based late measure
	2000–2008			2000–2009
	(Late = AIDS within 12 months of HIV)			(Late = initial CD4 < 350)
	No.	% Late	Odds ratio (95% CI)*	No.	% Late	Odds ratio (95% CI)*
US-born
White, NH	1011	34%	Reference	1190	51%	Reference
Black, NH	196	37%	1.07 (0.87–1.31)	203	55%	1.09 (0.86–1.38)
Hispanic	58	30%	0.98 (0.70–1.37)	83	57%	1.51 (1.06–2.16)
Asian	12	39%	1.59 (0.75–3.39)	15	54%	1.34 (0.62–2.88)
NHOPI**	3	30%	1.10 (0.27–4.42)	3	38%	0.69 (0.16–2.98)
AI/AN	43	49%	1.67 (1.06–2.61)	40	65%	1.68 (0.96–2.93)
Multiple/unknown	29	37%	1.35 (0.82–2.21)	33	58%	1.65 (0.95–2.86)
Foreign-born
White, NH	66	31%	Reference	83	53%	Reference
Black, NH	186	49%	2.16 (1.42–3.30)	220	69%	1.76 (1.08–2.88)
Hispanic	215	48%	2.33 (1.61–3.37)	265	70%	2.16 (1.43–3.27)
Asian	68	46%	2.03 (1.28–3.22)	87	67%	1.72 (1.03–2.88)
NHOPI	8	43%	3.41 (1.08–10.8)	8	67%	2.11 (0.58–7.65)
AI/AN	2	33%	1.68 (0.29–9.85)	4	100%	n/a
Multiple/unknown	7	54%	3.13 (0.96–10.2)	9	75%	2.48 (0.61–10.1)

*Adjusting for gender, risk category, age at HIV diagnosis, and residence in King County.
**Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.