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. 2011 Jun 30;11:519. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-519

Table 5.

Weibull survival model with random effects in 2131 children on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis


HR* CI (95%)** P aHR CI (95%)** P
Sex
 Boys 1 - - 1 - -
 Girls 1.0 0.8-1.3 0.72 1.0 0.8-1.2 0.78
Age at ART initiation
 10 years and plus 1 - - 1 - -
 [5-10] years 0.9 0.6-1.2 0.32 0.9 0.7-1.3 0.56
 [3-5] years 0.8 0.5-1.2 0.22 0.9 0.6-1.3 0.52
 [1-3] years 1.3 0.9-1.8 0.10 1.1 0.8-1.6 0.34
 < 12 months 1.4 0.6-2.9 0.36 1.1 0.5-2.4 0.66
ART regimen at baseline
 2 NRTI+1 NNRTI 1 - - 1
 2 NRTI+1 IP 0.7 0.5-0.9 0.01 0.9 0.7-1.2 0.62
 Other 0.6 0.2-1.5 0.24 1.0 0.4-2.5 0.98
Clinical stage at ART initiation
 A, B or I, II, III 1 - - 1 - -
 AIDS or IV 2.6 2.0-3.5 < 0.01 2.3 1.7-3.0 < 0.01
 Unknown 1.3 0.8-2.1 0.21 1.4 0.9-2.3 0.15
% CD4 at ART initiation
 ≥ 15% 1 - - 1 - -
 < 15% 2.1 1.4.3.2 < 0.01 1.9 1.3-2.9 < 0.01
 Missing 1.5 0.9-2.5 0.07 1.7 1.1-2.8 0.03
Year of ART initiation
 ≤ 2004 1 - - 1 - -
 2005 2.0 1.5-2.7 < 0.01 1.7 1.3-2.4 < 0.01
 ≥ 2006 3.5 2.6-4.6 < 0.01 3.0 2.2-4.0 < 0.01
Cotrimoxazole status at ART initiation
 No 1 - - 1 - -
 Yes 1.2 0.7-1.8 0.43 0.9 0.6-1.4 0.63
 Missing 0.6 0.2-1.8 0.32 0.4 0.1-1.5 0.16

IeDEA paediatric West Africa database (pWADA), 2000-2007. Loss-to-program analysis.

*HR = Hazard Ratio, **95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval, aHR = adjusted Hazard Ratio

Heterogeneity between cohort, p = 0.14