Table 4.
Multivariate Predictors of Mortality among HIV-infected patients (p < 0.05)
| Multivariate Analyses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Hazard Ratio (HR) | p-value1 |
| Age, years | 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) | 0.01 |
| Center | 0.01 | |
| Mwananyamala | 0.50 (0.31, 0.82) | |
| Temeke | 1 | |
| Tandale | 0.57 (0.36, 0.92) | |
| Mbgala | 0.94 (0.51, 1.74) | |
| Amana | 0.50 (0.28, 0.89) | |
| Karnofsky Score | 0.98 (0.96, 0.99) | 0.01 |
| Baseline CD3, per 100 cells/μL | 0.95 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.01 |
| CD4/CD8 Ratio, per 0.1 change | 0.61 (0.54, 0.70) | <0.01 |
| Log(10) viral load, quartiles | <0.01 | |
| Q1 | 1 | |
| Q2 | 1.52 (0.71, 3.27) | |
| Q3 | 2.60 (1.23, 5.49) | |
| Q4 | 3.17 (1.57, 6.41) | |
| Nausea/Vomiting | 0.28 (0.10, 0.84) | 0.02 |
| Oral thrush | 3.17 (1.76, 5.72) | <0.01 |
1 p-values obtained from Cox Regression Analyses