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. 2015 Oct 15;10(10):e0140791. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140791

Table 2. Factors associated with adherence to ART (measured as continuous variable).

Variable   Adherence, % 1 P Adjusted P
Age (n = 133) <42 years (n = 46) 100 (94.2–100) 0.49 0.27
  42–52 years (n = 42) 98.2 (94.4–100)
  >52 years (n = 45) 100 (95.6–100) 0.27 0.60
Gender (n = 133) Female (n = 12) 96.4 (88.9–100) 0.14 0.69
  Male (n = 121) 100 (95.5–100)  
Transmission route Heterosexual (n = 23) 96.5 (88.4–100)
(n = 120) Intravenous drug use (n = 1) 96.9
MSM (n = 96) 100 (96.4–100) 0.033 0.67
Education (n = 128) Low (n = 33) 98.2 (94.2–100) 0.79 0.30
  Middle (n = 46) 98.7 (91.3–100)
  High (n = 49) 100 (96.9–100) 0.12 0.73
Currently employed Yes (n = 83) 100 (95.5–100)  
(n = 122) No (n = 39) 100 (96.5–100) 0.44 0.73
Antiretroviral therapy NNRTI (n = 77) 99.2 (94.7–100)  
(n = 128) PI (n = 37) 100 (96.7–100) 0.39 0.44
  Other (n = 14) 98.2 (93.3–100) 0.88 0.96
Dosing regimen One dose/day (n = 80) 100 (96.4–100)
(n = 133) Two doses/day (n = 53) 98.2 (92.4–100) 0.036 0.014
Time on <30 months (n = 43) 99.2 (95.5–100) 0.37 0.93
therapy (n = 129) 30–72 months (n = 44) 98.2 (91.9–100)
  >72 months (n = 42) 100 (95.7–100) 0.26 0.40
Time on therapy with <24 months (n = 41) 99.2 (95.1–100) 0.49 0.84
undetectable plasma 24–65 months (n = 46) 98.2 (92.6–100)
viral load (n = 129) >65 months (n = 42) 100 (96.0–100) 0.25 0.045
Current CD4+ T cell <450 cells/mm3 (n = 43) 100 (97.3–100) 0.71 0.65
count (n = 127) 450–660 cells/mm3 (n = 39) 100 (96.5–100)
  >660 cells/mm3 (n = 45) 97.3 (91.5–100) 0.030 0.008
CD4+ T cell count <100 cells/mm3 (n = 41) 100 (96.5–100) 0.26 0.29
nadir (n = 128) 100–200 cells/mm3 (n = 46) 98.7 (90.6–100)
  >200 cells/mm3 (n = 41) 100 (96.4–100) 0.24 0.034
Current plasma viral >50 copies/ml (n = 9) 96.5 (73.2–100) 0.19 0.35
load (n = 127) <50 copies/ml (n = 118) 100 (94.7–100)    

1Data are medians (interquartile ranges).