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. 2014 Sep 30;9(9):e108615. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108615

Table 5. Prevalence percentages and odds ratios for primary outcome (death or loss-to-follow-up) from the logistic regression analysis.

Bivariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
Alive and still in follow-up (N = 8615) Negative outcomes: death, lost to follow up (N = 1798) OR (95% C.I.) OR (95% C.I). p-value
Age: Mean (SD) 35.9 (8.0) 36.0 (8.5) - - 0.980
Sex: male 59.1 69.2 1.55 (1.39–1.73) 1.42 (1.21–1.65) <0.001
Alcoholism: yes 26.0 30.5 1.25 (1.11–1.40) 0.98 (0.84–1.15) 0.804
Literate 90.5 88.1 0.78 (0.66–0.91) 0.68 (0.56–0.83) <0.001
Prior history of ART 25.1 18.6 0.68 (0.60–0.78) 0.73 (0.58–0.90) 0.004
WHO Stage III/IV at baseline 71.4 87.5 2.81 (2.43–3.26) 2.36 (1.90–2.94) <0.001
Underweight (BMI <18.5) 44.7 68.3 2.66 (2.37–3.00) 1.97 (1.71–2.26) <0.001
CD4 at baseline <100 42.9 62.6 2.23 (1.99–2.48) 1.47 (1.29–1.69) <0.001
Anaemia at baseline 77.2 90.1 2.69 (2.27–3.19) 1.67 (1.36–2.05) <0.001
Tuberculosis treatment at baseline 34.0 45.5 1.62 (1.46–1.79) 0.90 (0.78–1.04) 0.140
PI base regimen 0.2 0.6 3.26 (1.46–7.28) 4.35 (1.22–15.49) 0.023
Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy at baseline 91.3 93.5 1.37 (1.12–1.67) 1.12 (0.84–1.50) 0.455

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; SD: Standard deviation; PI: Protease inhibitor; Anaemia: Haemoglobin concentration <12 g/dL in women and <13 g/dL in men.