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. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0150781. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150781

Table 3. Factors Associated with Acquiring AIDS-Defining Opportunistic Infections during ART.

Variables Univariate models, IRR (95%CI), p Multivariate models, IRR (95%CI), p
All (n = 1,197) No prior ADIs at baseline (n = 951) All (n = 1,197) No prior ADIs at baseline (n = 951)
Gender male 2.23 (1.52–3.25) <0.001* 2.80 (1.83–4.28) <0.001* 1.47 (0.85–2.56) 0.19 1.86 (0.97–3.57) 0.06
Age 20–29 1 1 1
Age 30–39 1.32 (0.91–1.90) 0.14 0.89 (0.37–2.17) 0.804 1.34 (0.82–2.20) 0.31 1.40 (0.80–2.44) 0.24
Age 40–49 1.29 (0.75–2.20) 0.36 1.32 (0.42–4.16) 0.636 1.60 (0.84–3.04) 0.15 1.59 (0.75–3.37) 0.23
Age over 50 1.46 (0.80–2.67) 0.22 0.91 (0.24–3.52) 0.892 1.83 (0.81–4.14) 0.15 2.46 (1.01–5.95) 0.046*
Injection drug use 1.71 (1.25–2.34) 0.001* 1.93 (1.36–2.74) <0.001* 1.31 (0.75–2.30) 0.34 1.15 (0.61–2.16) 0.68
HBs antigen positive 1.31 (0.87–1.98) 0.19 1.43 (0.92–2.23) 0.114 1.28 (0.75–2.16) 0.36 1.28 (0.70–2.35) 0.43
Anti-HCV antibody positive 1.83 (1.31–2.55) <0.001* 2.25 (1.55–3.27) <0.001* 1.19 (0.68–2.10) 0.55 1.54 (0.81–2.92) 0.19
CD4<200 at baseline 9.73 (3.98–23.9) <0.001* 5.70 (2.32–14.0) <0.001* 4.42 (3.10–19.1) <0.001* 6.94 (2.74–17.0) <0.001*
Prior ADIs at baseline 0.92 (0.62–1.36) 0.68 - 0.69 (0.43–1.10) 0.12 -

IRR: incident rate ratio; CI: confidential interval; ADI: AIDS-defining illness; HBs antigen: hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV: hepatitis C virus

Note:

* Statistically significant (P<0.05)