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. 2017 Apr 24;12(4):e0175521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175521

Table 3. Patient and facility characteristics associated with death and lost to follow-up at 12 months after antiretroviral initiation.

Death12 months after ART Initiation Lost to Follow-Up 12 months after ART Initiation
UnadjustedHR 95% CI AdjustedHR 95% CI UnadjustedSHR 95% CI AdjustedSHR 95% CI
Patient Characteristic
Sex
Female reference
Male 1.5* 1.3–1.8 1.3* 1.1–1.5 1.0 0.9–1.1 1.1 1.0–1.2
Age category
15–19 1.2 0.6–2.4 1.0 0.5–2.1 1.1 0.8–1.5 1.0 0.7–1.3
20–24 Reference
25–39 1.0 0.7–1.4 0.9 0.6–1.4 0.7* 0.6–0.8 0.6* 0.6–0.7
40–44 1.2 0.9–1.7 1.0 0.7–1.4 0.6* 0.5–0.7 0.5* 0.4–0.6
> = 45 1.4 0.9–2.0 1.1 0.7–1.6 0.5* 0.4–0.6 0.5* 0.4–0.6
WHO Stage
I/II Reference
III/VI 1.7* 1.2–2.4 1.3^ 1.0–1.7 1.4* 1.2–1.5 1.3* 1.2–1.5
CD4 Count (cells/uL)
<100 4.2* 3.0–6.1 2.6* 1.7–4.0 1.0 0.9–1.2 1.1^ 1.0–1.3
100–199 2.0* 1.3–3.1 1.5^ 1.0–2.4 0.7* 0.6–0.8 0.8* 0.7–1.0
200–349 1.3 0.8–2.0 1.1 0.7–1.7 0.8* 0.7–0.9 0.8* 0.7–0.9
>350 reference
BMI (kg/m2)
< 18.5 2.9* 2.0–4.1 2.0* 1.3–3.1 1.0 0.9–1.2 1.1 0.9–1.2
≥18.5 Reference
Documented TB
No Reference
Yes 1.3 0.8–2.1 0.7 0.4–1.2 1.0 0.8–1.2 1.0 0.8–1.3
Calendar year of initiation
2007 Reference
2008 0.4* 0.2–0.7 0.5* 0.3–0.8 0.6* 0.4–0.8 0.6* 0.4–0.8
2009 0.4* 0.2–0.6 0.4* 0.3–0.7 0.6* 0.4–0.7 0.6* 0.5–0.8
2010 0.4* 0.2–0.7 0.5 0.3–1.0 0.5* 0.3–0.6 0.5* 0.4-.07
2011 0.2* 0.1–0.5 0.4* 0.2–0.8 0.7* 0.5–0.9 0.7* 0.5–0.9
2012 0.3* 0.2–0.5 0.4* 0.2–0.8 0.8^ 0.6–1.0 0.9 0.7–1.1
2013 0.3* 0.1–0.6 0.5 0.2–1.1 0.9 0.7–1.2 1.0 0.8–1.3
Facility Characteristics
Location
Urban Reference
Rural 2.4* 1.5–3.9 1.7 0.9–3.1 0.7* 0.6–0.7 0.7* 0.7–0.8
Facility Size
< 1000 patients Reference
≥1000 patients 0.7 0.3–1.4 0.8 0.5–1.3 1.8* 1.6–1.9 1.6* 1.5–1.8

*p value < 0.05,

^p value < 0.10