Table 2.
Logistic regression analysis for the risk factors for late ART initiation from 2008 to 2014
| Variables | Crude odds ratio (COR) | 95% confidence interval (CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) | 95% confidence interval (CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤ 30 | Reference | -- | Reference | -- | -- |
| 31–40 | 1.33 | 1.13--1.56 | 1.20 | 1.01--1.43 | 0.044 |
| 41–50 | 2.00 | 1.66--2.42 | 1.58 | 1.27--1.97 | <0.0001 |
| ≥ 51 | 2.28 | 1.89--2.74 | 1.68 | 1.34--2.12 | <0.0001 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | Reference | -- | Reference | -- | -- |
| Male | 1.22 | 0.97--1.52 | 1.81 | 1.40--2.34 | <0.0001 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | Reference | -- | Reference | -- | -- |
| Married or live together | 1.67 | 1.45--1.91 | 1.07 | 0.89--1.26 | 0.467 |
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 1.83 | 1.45--2.31 | 1.21 | 0.93--1.58 | 0.152 |
| Infection route | |||||
| Homosexual | Reference | -- | Reference | -- | -- |
| Heterosexual | 1.62 | 1.36--1.89 | 1.36 | 1.13--1.64 | 0.001 |
| Othersa | 2.37 | 1.98--2.85 | 2.06 | 1.69--2.51 | <0.0001 |
| PWID | 1.68 | 1.12--2.54 | 1.38 | 0.90--2.11 | 0.142 |
| Year of ART initiation | |||||
| 2014b | Reference | -- | Reference | -- | -- |
| 2013 | 1.11 | 0.90--1.37 | 1.16 | 0.94--1.45 | 0.175 |
| 2012 | 1.40 | 1.11--1.77 | 1.40 | 1.11--1.78 | 0.005 |
| 2011 | 1.38 | 1.08--1.75 | 1.44 | 1.13--1.85 | 0.003 |
| 2010 | 1.93 | 1.48--2.52 | 1.91 | 1.45--2.50 | <0.0001 |
| 2009 | 3.56 | 2.55--4.97 | 3.45 | 2.45--4.86 | <0.0001 |
| 2008 | 4.78 | 3.10--7.37 | 4.59 | 2.95--7.15 | <0.0001 |
ART combined antiretroviral therapy, PWID people who inject drugs
aIncluding transmission via plasma donation, mother-to-child transmission, blood transmission and undetermined transmission
bComprising data only from January 2014 to June 2014