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. 2016 Aug 22;11(8):e0161594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161594

Table 4. Comparison of four measures of immune restoration in prediction of occurrence of first non AIDS-defining cancer.

ANRS CO8 (APROCO/COPILOTE) 1997–2009.

Model 1 AIC = 936.79
Time-dependent variable Adjusted* HR 95% CI p
CD4+ cell count (/mm3)
 <100 1
 100–200 0.22 0.05–0.92 0.04
 200–500 0.35 0.13–0.92 0.03
 ≥ 500 0.22 0.08–0.59 0.002
Model 2 AIC = 932.16
Time-dependent variable Adjusted* HR 95% CI p
CD4/CD8 ratio
<0.5 2.13 1.32–3.45 0.002
≥0.5 1
Model 3 AIC = 938.41
Time-dependent variable Adjusted* HR 95% CI p
Immune restoration variable
 CD4 ≥ 500/mm3, CD4/CD8 ≤ 1 1
 CD4 ≥ 500/mm3, CD4/CD8 > 1 0.64 0.62–1.23 0.34
 CD4 < 500/mm3 1.47 0.87–2.47 0.14
Model 4 AIC = 933.40
Time-dependent variable Adjusted* HR 95% CI p
CD4+ cell count (/mm3)
 <100 1
 100–200 0.23 0.05–0.96 0.04
 200–500 0.43 0.16–1.14 0.09
 ≥ 500 0.35 0.12–1.00 0.05
CD4/CD8 ratio
 <0.5 1
 ≥0.5 0.53 0.31–0.90 0.02

Abbreviations: AIC: Akaike Information Criterion. HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval.

* Adjusted on age and HCV infection.