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