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. 2014 Feb 26;9(2):e89573. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089573

Table 2. Univariable and Multivariable Analyses of Baseline Predictors of Decreased Renal Function (eGFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2) after a Median of 2 years of Antiretroviral Therapy (n = 171).

Univariable Multivariable
Variable Number (%) ormedian (IQR)with eGFR<90(n = 36) Number (%) ormedian (IQR) witheGFR>90 (n = 135) OR [95% CI] P value OR [95% CI] P value
Age at ART initiation (yrs) 43 (38–48) 38 (33–43) 1.06 [1.02–1.1] 0.004 1.06 [1.01–1.11] 0.009
Female sex 23 (63.9) 98 (72.6) 1.5 [0.7–3.3] 0.31
Education
Uneducated 10 (27.8) 27 (20.0) 0.86 [0.5–1.5] 0.59
Primary 21 (58.3) 92 (68.2)
Secondary 4 (11.1) 11 (8.2)
College 1 (2.8) 5 (3.7)
Unemployed or petty trader 28 (77.8) 109 (80.7) 0.83 [0.3–2.0] 0.69
Living alone 17 (47.2) 58 (43.0) 1.2 [0.6–2.5] 0.64
Baseline CD4 (cells/µl) 115 (62–174) 159 (85–203) 0.995 [0.99–0.999] 0.030 0.99 [0.989–0.999] 0.015
Baseline BMI (kg/m2) 21 (19–22.5) 21 (19–24) 0.9 [0.8–0.99] 0.036 0.88 [0.78–0.998] 0.047
Baseline serum creatinine(umol/l) 72 (59–104) 82(64–105) 0.99 [0.98–1.01] 0.30
Baseline eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) 87.9 (62.6–115.5) 80.6 (63.5–105.1) 1.0 [0.99–1.01] 0.75
Received tenofovir-basedbaseline ART regimen 6 (16.7) 34 (25.2) 0.59 [0.2–1.5] 0.29