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. 2016 Oct 25;19(1):20926. doi: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20926

Table 5.

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of alive and retained

Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis


Variable Category OR Confidence interval p aOR Confidence interval p
Gender Female 1.32 1.00–1.74 0.047 1.111 0.78–1.57 0.551
Male 1 1
Age 0.099 0.114
≤24 1 1
25–39 1.26 0.70–2.27 0.438 1.90 0.95–3.81 0.071
40–54 1.03 0.56–1.90 0.911 1.58 0.76–3.27 0.217
≥55 0.60 0.26–1.38 0.236 0.90 0.32–2.57 0.848
Provider patient volume 0.009 0.015
<50 patients 1 1
50–250 patients 1.52 0.87–2.67 0.139 1.79 0.88–3.66 0.110
>250 patients 0.82 0.52–1.29 0.402 0.83 0.48–1.45 0.513
WHO stage 0.001 0.553
I 2.40 1.39–4.14 0.002 1.15
II 2.74 1.48–5.04 0.001 1.80 0.55–2.39 0.711
III 1.32 0.90–1.92 0.145 1.20 0.80–4.07 0.158
IV 1 1 0.74–1.93 0.465
ART status <0.001 <0.001
Pre-ART: ineligible 1 1
Pre-ART: eligible 0.49 0.15–1.55 0.227 1.40 0.36–5.46 0.629
On ART 39.44 14.12–110.19 <0.001 99.40 28.65–344.86 <0.001
TB diagnosis No 1.32 1.00–1.74 0.043 1.06 0.73–1.55 0.758
Yes 1 1
CD4 at baseline <0.001 0.001
≤50 1 1
51–200 1.76 1.27–2.44 0.001 1.43 0.95–2.16 0.083
201–350 2.66 1.85–3.82 <0.001 2.13 1.31–3.49 0.002
351–500 5.46 2.92–10.21 <0.001 5.77 2.27–14.66 <0.001
>500 8.10 1.94–33.78 0.004 4.13 0.95–18.02 0.054

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; ART, antiretroviral therapy; CD4, cluster of differentiation 4; OR, odds ratio; TB, tuberculosis.