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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jan 20;162(2):90–99. doi: 10.7326/M13-2005

Table 4.

Association of Pretreatment Factors with VL >400 copies/mL at Delivery

Viral load at delivery >400 copies/mL Multivariable Baseline Model (Pre-Treatment variables only)

Total N % P-value1 Adjusted Probability2 (95% CI) P-value3

671 88 13.1
Characteristics
Age (years)
 13–19 53 9 17.0% 0.25 13.6% (6.8, 25.3) 0.42
 20–34 540 73 13.5% 10.5% (8.0, 13.7)
 35+ 78 6 7.7% 5.1% (2.1, 11.7)
Parity4
 Nulliparous 262 21 8.0% 0.002
 Multiparous 409 67 16.4%
Race/Ethnicity
 Black Non-Hispanic 397 70 17.6% <0.001 15.1% (11.7, 19.3) <0.001
 Hispanic 198 13 6.6% 5.3% (3.0, 9.2)
 White Non-Hispanic/Other5 76 5 6.6% 4.9% (1.9, 11.8)
Highest level of education
 11th grade or less 239 42 17.6% 0.013 14.4% (10.3, 19.7) 0.002
 High school graduate/equivalent 313 38 12.1% 9.7% (6.8, 13.6)
 Some college or more 119 8 6.7% 4.7% (2.2, 9.7)
Pre-treatment viral load (copies/mL) during pregnancy
 <10,000 275 28 10.2% 0.065 8.1% (5.5, 11.8) 0.007
 ≥10,000 202 32 15.8% 12.9% (9.1, 18.0)
 Missing 194 28 14.4%
HAART6 initiation timing
 1st trimester 128 11 8.6% 0.003 6.6% (3.5, 12.0) 0.006
 2nd trimester 455 56 12.3% 9.5% (7.0, 12.8)
 3rd trimester 88 21 23.9% 20.8% (13.4, 30.9)
HIV diagnosis timing4
 Prior to current pregnancy 279 45 16.1% 0.051
 During current pregnancy 392 43 11.0%
First prenatal visit4
 1st trimester 381 40 10.5% 0.002
 2nd trimester 244 35 14.3%
 3rd trimester 27 9 33.3%
 Missing 19 4 21.1%
Initial HAART6 regimen7
 2 NRTIs/NNRTI 49 3 6.1% 0.14 4.2% (1.3, 12.9) 0.088
 2 NRTIs/PI 159 27 17.0% 13.4% (8.8, 19.9)
 2 NRTIs/PI/RTV 353 41 11.6% 9.0% (6.3, 12.6)
 3 NRTIs 110 17 15.5% 12.4% (7.5, 19.9)
Calendar year4
 2002–2004 116 18 15.5% 0.46
 2005–2007 241 34 14.1%
 2008–2011 314 36 11.5%
1

Chi square test comparing proportion of detectable VL across covariate levels (among non-missing data).

2

For a given covariate, predicted probabilities were estimated at mean of the other covariates in the model.

3

Overall Wald Chi-square test from logistic regression modeling, pooled over 30 imputations

4

Variables not selected for multivariable modeling due to association with other covariates.

5

Included all other race responses (Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, Alaskan Native, unknown, and refused to report)

6

HAART: highly-active antiretroviral therapy

7

NRTI: nucleoside/nucleotide reverse-transcriptase inhibitor; NNRTI: non-nucleoside/nucleotide reverse-transcriptase inhibitor; PI: protease inhibitor; RTV: ritonavir.