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. 2015 Oct 14;22:138. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.138.4352

Table 3.

Predictors of mortality among adult PLHIV receiving ART in Somali region, Ethiopia (N = 784), May 2013

Variables Crude HR (95% CI) P value AHR (95% CI) P value
Marital status
Married 1 - 1 -
Single 2.69 (1.55, 4.66) 0.001 2.31 (1.18, 4.50) 0.015
Separated 0.40 (0.05, 2.94) 0.367 0.13 (0.014, 1.21) 0.073
Divorced 1.41 (0.82, 2.41) 0.215 1.47 (0.80, 2.71) 0.215
Widowed 1.15 (0.54, 2.44) 0.719 1.27 (0.56, 2.86) 0.566
Educational status
No education 5.66 (1.38, 23.29) 0.016 4.73 (1.07, 22.40) 0.038
Primary 4.26 (1.01, 17.91) 0.048 3.83 (0.80, 18.30) 0.082
Secondary 1.54 (0.34, 7.05) 0.575 2.43 (0.50, 12.01) 0.281
College/Above 1 - 1 -
Functional status
Working 1 - 1 -
Ambulatory 6.16 (3.21, 11.82) 0.000 2.12 (1.05, 4.26) 0.035
Bedridden 15.42 (8.05, 29.53) 0.000 5.91 (2.87, 12.16) 0.000
WHO staging
Stage I&II 1 - 1 -
Stage III 5.28 (2.60, 10.71) 0.000 4.00 (1.83, 8.74) 0.000
Stage IV 16.22 (7.93, 33.20) 0.000 7.36 (3.17, 17.12) 0.000
BMI for age
≥18.5 Kg/m2 1 - 1
< 18.5 Kg/m2 2.27 (1.41, 3.66) 0.001 2.20 (1.18, 4.09) 0.013
CD4 category
≥ 200 1 - 1 -
125-200 3.87 (2.05, 7.27) 0.000 1.33 (0.65, 2.72) 0.440
50-125 5.62 (3.04, 10.41) 0.000 2.24 (1.08, 4.65) 0.031
< 50 17.36 (9.96, 30.28) 0.000 2.70 (1.26, 5.80) 0.011
Anemia
Normal 1 - 1 -
Mild 1.16 (0.56, 2.42) 0.695 1.16 (0.52, 2.60) 0.724
Moderate 3.27 (1.69, 6.32) 0.000 2.90 (1.36, 6.16) 0.006
Severe 8.01 (4.53, 14.17) 0.000 4.57 (2.30, 9.10) 0.000
TB co-infected
Yes 2.21 (1.35, 3.62) 0.002 2.30 (1.28, 4.11) 0.005
No 1 - 1 -