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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2011 Oct 25;33(1):55–59. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.10.006

Table 1.

Maternal and infant characteristics of mother-infant pairs who chose an antiretroviral intervention compared to those remaining on the control arm in the BAN Study.

Number Choosing to:
Start
Antiretrovirals
Remain on
Control Arm
Odds Ratio (95% CI)a P-value a
Maternal Factorsb
Age 0.68
    < 23 years 14 10 Ref
    23 – 27 years 9 11 0.59 (0.15, 2.26)
    > 27 years 12 11 0.78 (0.21, 2.86)
Marital status 1.00
    Other 2 1 Ref
    Married 33 31 0.54 (0.00, 10.80)
Total number of pregnancies 0.28
    1 3 4 Ref
    2 14 7 2.57 (0.33, 22.82)
    3+ 18 21 1.14 (0.17, 8.83)
Education level of mother 0.14
    ≤ Primary education 18 23 Ref
    > Primary education 17 9 2.38 (0.78, 7.63)
BMI 4 weeks postpartum 0.58
    < 21.5 kg/m2 10 10 Ref
    21.5 – 24 kg/m2 12 14 0.86 (0.23, 3.21)
    > 24 kg/m2 13 8 1.61 (0.40, 6.73)
BMI at time of choice 0.42
    < 21.5 kg/m2 10 11 Ref
    21.5 – 24 kg/m2 12 14 0.94 (0.26, 3.47)
    > 24 kg/m2 13 7 2.00 (0.49, 8.66)
CD4 0.46
    < 400 11 12 Ref
    400 – 500 10 12 0.91 (0.24, 3.42)
    > 500 14 8 1.88 (0.50, 7.46)
Maternal SAEc prior to choice 0.66
    No 33 29 Ref
    Yes 2 3 0.59 (0.05, 5.53)
Infant Factors
Age of infant at choice (weeks) 0.80 (0.69, 0.90) <0.001
Weight-for-lengthd at choice 2.33 (1.26, 6.64) 0.002
Infant SAEc prior to choice 0.56
    No 26 26 Ref
    Yes 9 8 1.49 (0.41, 5.88)
a

Odds ratios, confidence intervals (CIs), and p-values were generated by exact logistic regression with each factor as the sole covariate.

b

Maternal characteristics assessed at baseline (enrollment) visit unless stated otherwise.

c

SAE = serious adverse event.

d

Weight-for-height Z-Score.