Table 4. Risk factors for mortality among children eligible and ineligible for ART at study enrollment.
| Children eligible for ART (n = 210; 21 deaths) | Children ineligible for ART (n = 141; 6 deaths) | ||
| Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | Crude HR (95% CI) | |
| Male | 0.53 (0.20, 1.37) | — | 2.47 (0.45, 13.49) |
| Age (years) | |||
| <2 | 3.31 (0.96, 11.42) | 3.58 (0.98, 13.09) | 3.90 (0.35, 43.23) |
| 2–4 | 0.63 (0.11, 3.78) | 1.03 (0.16, 6.60) | 3.29 (0.34, 31.74) |
| ≥5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Weight-for-age z-scorea | 0.74 (0.54, 1.01) | 0.48 (0.26, 0.91) | |
| ≥−2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| <−2 to −3 | 2.76 (0.62, 12.34) | 4.47 (0.88, 22.74) | — |
| <−3 | 4.62 (1.23, 17.28) | 7.63 (1.80, 32.39) | — |
| CD4% (per 10) | 1.17 (0.71, 1.95) | — | 0.53 (0.16, 1.75) |
| Severe immunodeficiencyb | 0.92 (0.36, 2.36) | — | — |
| Hemoglobin <8 g/dL | 2.54 (1.48, 4.36) | 3.50 (1.25, 9.77) | 6.84 (1.25, 37.40) |
ART: antiretroviral treatment; HR: hazard ratio.
a
Among children <10 years of age.
b
Defined by age according to the 2006 WHO guidelines.