Table 4.

Association Between Early Anthropometric Changes and Death, Univariate and Multivariate Analysis, Cox Regression

		N	Deaths	HR (95% CI)	P – Value*	HR** (95% CI)	P – Value*
BMI
2 weeks (Missing 71)	<0.5 kg/m2	306	44	2.18 (1.10; 4.34)	p = 0.002	2.47 (1.24; 4.93)	P=0.005
	≥0.5 kg/m2	140	10	1
6 weeks (Missing 59)	<0.5 kg/m2	180	17	2.80 (1.04; 7.61)	p = 0.028	3.41 (1.24; 9.39)	P=0.01
	≥0.5 kg/m2	166	5	1
MUAC
2 weeks (Missing 73)	<0.5 cm	323	46	2.71 (1.16; 6.37)	p=0.009	2.78 (1.18; 6.53)	P= 0.008
	≥0.5 cm	121	6	1
6 Weeks (Missing 59)	<0.5 cm	203	17	2.18 (0.81; 5.93)	p=0.10	2.34 (0.85; 6.39)	P=0.078
	≥0.5 cm	143	5	1

^*Likelihood ratio test.

^**Adjusted for sex, age, baseline HIV stage, baseline BMI for BMI changes and baseline MUAC for MUAC changes.