Table 2. Unadjusted all-cause mortality rates and adjusted relative hazards of all-cause mortality according to adherence categories, baseline CD4 count and other variables assessed using Cox proportional hazard model (N = 239).

Background characteristics	Number of deaths	Total patient years	Death rate per 100- patient years	Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
Age (in years)
<35	40	194.2	20.6 (15.1–28.1)	Referent
35+	64	164.3	39.0 (30.5–49.8)	1.6 (1.1–2.5)
Sex
Male	86	249.9	34.4 (27.9–42.5)	2.8 (1.6–4.9)
Female	18	108.6	16.6 (10.4–26.3)	Referent
Education
No formal education	36	121.9	29.5 (21.3–40.9)	Referent
Formal education	68	236.5	28.7 (22.7–36.5)	0.8 (0.5–1.2)
Household income (in INR)
<2000	36	158.4	22.7 (16.4–31.5)	Referent
2000+	68	200.1	34.0 (26.8–43.1)	1.5 (0.9–2.2)
Source of referral
Government hospital/self	34	138.8	24.5 (17.5–34.3)	Referent
VCTC/NGO	70	219.6	31.9 (25.2–40.3)	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
CD4 T cell count
<200 cells/cmm	94	273.7	34.3 (28.1–42.0)	2.3 (1.2–4.4)
200+ cells/cmm	10	84.8	11.8 (6.3–21.9)	Referent
Opportunistic infections
No	48	184.9	26.0 (19.6–34.4)	Referent
Yes	56	173.6	32.3 (24.8–41.9)	1.0 (0.6–1.4)
Adherence status
<95%	64	99.2	64.5 (50.5–82.4)	3.9 (2.6–6.0)
> = 95%	40	259.3	15.4 (11.3–21.0)	Referent
Distance to ART center
<150 KM	64	175.0	30.3 (23.1–39.6)	Referent
150+ KM	40	183.5	27.8 (21.1–36.6)	1.2 (0.8–1.9)
Total	104	358.5	29.0 (23.9–35.2)