Table 2 Cox proportional hazard estimate of effect of community poverty level, demographics, and disease characteristics on time to first rheumatologist visit

  < 20%

–

–

–

  ≥ 20%

0.81

0.67–0.99

0.038

 Male

–

–

–

 Female

1.06

0.88–1.27

0.600

 White

–

–

–

 Asian

1.14

0.73–1.77

0.600

 Black, African American, African or Afro-Caribbean

1.41

0.91–2.16

0.120

 Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

1.33

1.01–1.76

0.043

 Other

1.21

1.21–4.10

0.200

 Prefer not to answer

2.23

1.21–4.10

0.010

 Private

–

–

–

 Public

1.01

0.84–1.21

> 0.90

 Graduate School

–

–

–

 College, Junior College, or Technical School

0.97

0.81–1.17

0.800

 High School or Less

0.96

0.75–1.23

0.700

  ≤ 15 min

–

–

–

  > 15 min

1.12

0.93–1.36

0.200

 Negative

–

–

–

 Positive

0.99

0.73–1.35

> 0.90

 Not Done

1.04

0.88–1.24

0.600

 Negative

–

–

–

 Positive

0.94

0.70–1.25

0.700

 Not Done

1.14

0.79–1.65

0.500

 Baseline CHAQ

0.91

0.80–1.03

0.140