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. 2014 Feb 27;58(10):1473–1480. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu117

Table 3.

Risk Factors for Mortality

Factor Crude sHR (95% CI) P Value Adjusted sHR (95% CI) P Value
TDF in regimen <.001 .001
 No 1 1
 Yes 1.13 (1.06–1.21) 1.14 (1.05–1.23)
Baseline eGFR decrease <.001 <.001
 None 1 1
 Mild 1.19 (1.09–1.31) 1.24 (1.12–1.37)
 Moderate 2.52 (2.16–2.94) 1.80 (1.53–2.13)
 Severe 3.77 (2.96–4.80) 2.00 (1.52–2.63)
Baseline CD4 count <.001 <.001
 <50 cells/μL 1 1
 50–199 cells/μL 0.46 (.42–.51) 0.60 (.56–.65)
 >199 cells/μL 0.23 (.20–.26) 0.42 (.38–.47)
Anemia <.001 <.001
 None 1 1
 Mild 2.06(1.78–2.39) 1.63 (1.45–1.83)
 Moderate 3.82 (3.32–4.40) 2.70 (2.41–3.03)
 Severe 5.93 (1.78–2.39) 3.88 (3.40–4.43)
Age (in years) 1.01 (1.00–1.01) <.001 1.01 (1.01–1.01) <.001
Sex <.001 <.001
 Male 1 1
 Female 0.81 (.75–.88) 0.77 (.72–.83)
WHO stage <.001 <.001
 I or II 1 1
 III 2.34 (2.13–2.58) 1.77 (1.62–1.93)
 IV 2.56 (2.21–2.97) 2.12 (1.86–2.41)
Calendar year at ART start <.001 <.001
 2007 1 1
 2008 0.90 (.80–1.02) 0.94 (.86–1.02)
 2009 0.76 (.67–.85) 0.71 (.64–.78)
 2010 0.30 (.26–.34) 0.49 (.43–.55)

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; sHR, subhazard ratio; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; WHO, World Health Organization.