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. 2009 Dec;18(12):1965–1974. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1090

Table 2.

Associations of Markers of Immunosuppression with Grip Strength (kg) in HIV-negative and HIV-positive Women with History of HAART (n = 1639)

  n Median strength (kg) Age-adjusted univariate β (95% CI)a Multivariate model 1bβ (95% CI) Multivariate model 2cβ (95% CI)
HIV-negative (Ref ) 534 30      
CD4+          
 <100 78 28 −3.29 (−5.17-−1.42)* 2.75 (−4.61-−0.89)* −1.53 (−3.56-0.49)
 100–199 102 28 −1.48 (−3.17-0.20) −0.86 (−2.56-0.84) −0.83 (−2.67-1.01)
 200–349 246 28 −1.23 (−2.43-−0.03)* −0.52 (−1.74-0.69) −0.16 (−1.45-1.13)
 350–499 237 28 −1.06 (−2.27-0.15) −0.11 (−1.35-1.13) 0.16 (−1.15-1.46)
 ≥500 425 30 −0.26 (−1.27-0.75) 0.22 (−0.81-1.25) 0.53 (−0.55-1.61)
AUC CD4+d          
 <100 135 26 −3.01 (−4.50-−1.52)* −2.03 (−4.63-0.56) −2.47 (−5.19-0.25)
 100–199 239 28 −1.89 (−3.10-−0.68)* −0.81 (−3.39-1.76) −2.18 (−4.91-0.54)
 200–349 370 29 −1.18 (−2.23-−0.13)* −0.36 (−2.87-2.15) −1.70 (−4.32-0.91)
 350–499 239 30 0.03 (−1.17-1.23) 0.67 (−1.93-3.28) −0.32 (−3.04-2.40)
 ≥500 106 30 −0.43 (−2.07-1.20) −0.10 (−2.97-2.77) −1.46 (−4.45-1.53)
CD4+/CD8+e          
 ≤0.29 234 28 −2.02 (−3.23-−0.80)* −1.36 (−2.59-−0.13)* −0.57 (−1.88-0.74)
 0.30–0.46 216 28 −0.91 (−2.16-0.35) <−0.01 (−1.27-1.26) 0.30 (−1.04-1.64)
 0.47–0.63 223 28 −1.68 (−2.91-−0.45)* −0.92 (−2.17-0.32) −0.66 (−1.95-0.64)
 0.64–0.93 212 28 −0.54 (−1.80-0.71) 0.16 (−1.11-1.42) 0.39 (−0.93-1.71)
 ≥0.94 202 30 0.41 (−0.86-1.69) 0.79 (−0.50-2.07) 1.19 (−0.16-2.53)
AIDS          
 Yes 454 28 −1.94 (−2.96-−0.91)* −1.25 (−2.31-−0.19)* −0.51 (−1.64-0.63)
 No 651 30 −0.51 (−1.42-0.39) 0.10 (−0.84-1.04) 0.33 (−0.65-1.31)
a

CI, confidence interval.

b

Multivariate model 1 was adjusted for current age, study site, race/ethnicity, baseline educational attainment, baseline depression, baseline hepatitis C virus, baseline frequency of alcohol consumption, baseline income, baseline BMI, baseline marital status, baseline smoking history, and baseline HIV risk category.

c

In addition to covariates listed in multivariate model 1, model 2 was also adjusted for current depression, current frequency of alcohol consumption, current income, current BMI, current marital status, and current smoking history.

d

AUC CD4+, area under curve. Multivariate models were further adjusted for last CD4+ count prior to HAART initiation.

e

Concurrent ratio of CD4+/CD8+ is based on distribution of HIV-infected women.

*

p value significant at α < 0.05.