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. 2012 Jan 30;205(6):1005–1013. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir885

Table 4.

Factors Associated With Difference in ln(APRI), Among All HIV-Positive Participantsa

Unadjusted
Adjusted
Factor Fold Change in APRI (95% CI) P Value Fold Change in APRI (95% CI) P Value
Hepatitis status
    Uninfected 1 1
    HBV or HCV infected 2.32 (1.95–2.76) <.001 2.34 (1.97–2.79) <.001
White race
    No 0.86 (.75–.99) .036 0.96 (.84–1.11) .61
    Yes 1 1
CD4 count ≤200 cells/mL
    No 1 1
    Yes 1.65 (1.43–1.9) <.001 1.23 (1.03–1.47) .022
Viral load ≥100000 copies/mL
    No 1 1
    Yes 1.37 (1.16–1.61) <.001 1.26 (1.07–1.49) .007
Current ART use
    No therapy 1 1
    Monotherapy 1.24 (1.04–1.47) .015 0.93 (.77–1.11) .396
    Combination therapy 1.08 (.94–1.25) .273 1.06 (.91–1.23) .486
Current trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole use
    No 1 1
    Yes 1.26 (1.09–1.47) .002 0.95 (.80–1.13) .542
Current fluconazole
    No 1 1
    Yes 1.76 (1.42–2.17) <.001 1.21 (.95–1.54) .118

Abbreviations: APRI, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index; ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus type 1; ln, natural logarithm.

a

Model also adjusts for age, heavy alcohol use, body mass index, and year of Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study visit.