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. 2018 May 10;15:76. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0513-8

Table 5.

Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with neonatal adverse effects

Risk Factors Birth weight Relative Risk Logistic Regression Gestational age at birth Relative Risk Logistic Regression Anemia Relative Risk Logistic Regression Hepatic alterations Relative Risk Logistic Regression
<2500 g >=2500 g <37 weeks >=37 weeks Yes No Yes No
n % n % RR CI 95% RR CI 95% n % n % RR CI 95% RR CI 95% n % n % RR CI 95% RR CI 95% n % n % RR CI 95% RR CI 95%
Maternal age
 <=28 yrs 84 47.2 332 54.1 1 102 54.0 312 52.2 1 104 56.2 270 50.2 1 63 49.2 104 46.2 1
 >28 yrs 94 52.8 282 45.9 1.24 (0.92–1.66) 87 46.0 286 47.8 0.95 (0.71–1.26) 81 43.8 268 49.8 0.84 (0.62–1.12) 65 50.8 121 53.8 0.93 (0.66–1.31)
Hypertension
 No 157 88.7 583 95.6 1 175 93.1 562 94.6 1 181 97.8 499 93.4 1 120 94.5 212 94.6 1
 Yes 20 11.3 27 4.4 2.01 (1.26–3.20) 13 6.9 32 5.4 1.22 (0.69–2.14) 4 2.2 35 6.6 0.39 (0.14–1.04) 7 5.5 12 5.4 1.02 (0.48–2.18)
 No information 1 4 1 4 4 1 1
Diabetes during pregnancy
 No 160 94.7 523 93.4 1 168 96.0 511 93.1 1 160 94.7 469 93.2 1 106 93.8 212 95.1 1
 Yes 9 5.3 37 6.6 0.84 (0.43–1.64) 7 4.0 38 6.9 0.63 (0.30–1.34) 9 5.3 34 6.8 0.82 (0.42–1.61) 7 6.2 11 4.9 1.17 (0.54–2.51)
 No information 9 54 14 49 16 35 15 2
Coinfection during pregnancy
 No 19 10.7 96 15.8 1 24 12.8 91 15.3 1 26 14.1 79 14.8 1 22 17.3 31 13.9 1
 Yes 158 89.3 513 84.2 1.42 (0.89–2.29) 163 87.2 503 84.7 1.17 (0.76–1.80) 159 85.9 454 85.2 1.05 (0.69–1.59) 105 82.7 192 86.1 0.86 (0.54–1.35)
 No information 1 5 2 4 0 5 1 2
Smoking
 No 88 77.2 362 87.7 1 104 85.2 341 85.3 1 115 90.6 288 83.2 1 70 83.3 61 69.3 1
 Yes 26 22.8 51 12.3 1.73 (1.12–2.67) 18 14.8 59 14.8 1 (0.57–1.65) 12 9.4 58 16.8 0.6 (0.33–1.09) 14 16.7 27 30.7 0.64 (0.36–1.13)
 No information 64 201 67 198 58 192 44 137
Substance abuse
 No 95 78.5 381 87.4 1 111 86.0 360 85.1 1 121 90.3 304 82.8 1 75 80.6 66 61.7 1 1
 Yes 26 21.5 55 12.6 1.61 (1.04–2.48) 18 14.0 63 14.9 0.94 (0.57–1.55) 13 9.7 63 17.2 0.6 (0.34–1.07) 18 19.4 41 38.3 0.5 (0.34–0.96) 0.47 (0.27–0.83)
 No information 57 178 60 175 51 171 35 118
Alcoholism
 No 98 92.5 388 94.9 1 113 95.8 368 93.9 1 123 96.9 312 92.9 1 79 95.2 69 81.2 1
 Yes 8 7.5 21 5.1 1.37 (0.67–2.81) 5 4.2 24 6.1 0.73 (0.30–1.80) 4 3.1 24 7.1 0.51 (0.19–1.37) 4 4.8 16 18.8 0.38 (0.14–1.02)
 No information 72 205 71 206 58 202 45 140
First CD4 (cells/mm3)
 <200 31 18.0 59 10.5 1 34 19.2 55 9.9 1 24 13.8 59 11.7 1 20 17.1 21 9.6 1
 >=200 141 82.0 505 89.5 0.64 (0.43–0.94) 143 80.8 499 90.1 0.58 (0.40–0.85) 150 86.2 444 88.3 0.87 (0.57–1.34) 97 82.9 198 90.4 0.67 (0.42–1.09)
 No information 6 50 12 44 11 35 11 6
Peripartum CD4 (cells/mm3)
 <200 30 17.5 47 8.36 1 1 32 18.2 44 8.0 1 1 21 12.1 50 9.9 1 18 15.5 18 8.2 1
 >=200 141 82.5 515 91.6 0.55 (0.37–0.82) 0.47 (0.29–0.77) 144 81.8 508 92.0 0.53 (0.36–0.77) 0.54 (0.37–0.79) 152 87.9 453 90.1 0.85 (0.54–1.34) 98 84.5 201 91.8 0.6 (0.40–1.08)
 No information 7 52 13 46 12 35 12 6
Peripartum viral load
 Undetectable (<50 copies/ml) 92 54.8 343 60.4 1 99 56.3 336 60.5 1 106 60.9 302 59.7 1 58 49.2 168 76.0 1 1
 Detectable (>=50 copies/ml) 76 45.2 225 39.6 1.19 (0.88–1.62) 77 43.8 219 39.5 1.14 (0.85–1.54) 68 39.1 204 40.3 0.96 (0.71–1.31) 60 50.8 53 24.0 2.61 (1.44–2.97) 2.37 (1.52–3.68)
 No information 10 46 13 43 11 32 10 4
CDC classification
 1 47 26.9 177 30.4 1 44 24.2 180 31.5 1 49 27.4 158 30.4 1 40 32.8 63 28.1 1
 2 84 48.0 304 52.1 1.03 (0.72–1.48) 87 47.8 298 52.2 1.15 (0.80–1.65) 91 50.8 266 51.3 1.08 (0.76–1.52) 54 44.3 114 50.9 0.83 (0.55–1.25)
 3 44 25.1 102 17.5 1.44 (0.95–2.17) 51 28.0 93 16.3 1.8 (1.20–2.70) 39 21.8 95 18.3 1.23 (0.81–1.87) 28 23.0 47 21.0 0.96 (0.59–1.56)
 No information 3 31 7 27 6 19 6 1
Start of ART use
 Before pregnancy 41 23.6 102 17.1 1 42 22.7 101 17.4 1 32 17.6 101 19.2 1 23 18.7 76 34.1 1 1
 During pregnancy 133 76.4 495 82.9 0.74 (0.52–1.05) 143 77.3 480 82.6 0.78 (0.55–1.10) 150 82.4 424 80.8 1.09 (0.74–1.59) 100 81.3 147 65.9 1.74 (1.11–2.74) 1.5 (0.71–3.18)
 No information 4 17 4 17 3 13 5 2
Time of ART use during pregnancy
 <=15 days 1 1.0 7 2.2 1 2 1.9 6 1.9 1 1 1.2 7 2.3 1 1 1.5 4 1.9 1
 >15 days 97 99.0 307 97.8 1.92 (0.27–13.77) 102 98.1 302 98.1 1.01 (0.25–4.09) 84 98.8 295 97.7 1.77 (0.25–12.73) 67 98.5 206 98.1 1.23 (0.17–8.84)
 No information 80 300 85 290 100 236 60 15
NRTI
 AZT 158 303.8 550 252.3 1 171 275.8 533 260.0 1 174 98.9 473 92.9 1 1 101 84.2 194 91.5 1
 TDF 7 13.5 32 14.7 0.8 (0.41–1.60) 6 9.7 32 15.6 0.65 (0.29–1.47) 2 1.1 36 7.1 0.2 (0.05–0.79) 0.21 (0.05–0.83) 19 15.8 18 8.5 1.5 (0.92–2.45)
 No information 13 32 12 33 9 29 8 13
ART during pregnancy
 NRTI+ NRTI + NVP 28 17.4 110 19.7 1 34 20.0 103 18.9 1 38 4.1 79 2.9 1 20 2.6 3 0.2 1 1
 NRTI+ NRTI + NFV 24 14.9 108 19.4 0.9 (0.52–1.55) 28 16.5 102 18.8 0.87 (0.53–1.43) 33 3.6 87 3.2 0.85 (0.53–1.35) 28 3.6 3 0.2 1.04 (0.59–1.84) 0.95 (0.5–1.81)
 NRTI+ NRTI + LPV/R 104 64.6 318 57.1 1.22 (0.80–1.84) 103 60.6 319 58.6 0.98 (0.67–1.45) 92 9.9 307 11.4 0.71 (0.49–1.04) 63 8.2 198 14.7 0.28 (0.17–0.46) 0.39 (0.19–0.79)
 NRTI+ NRTI + ATV/R 5 3.1 21 3.8 0.95 (0.37–2.46) 5 2.9 20 3.7 0.81 (0.32–2.06) 2 0.2 22 0.8 0.26 (0.06–1.06) 5 0.7 15 1.1 0.29 (0.11–0.77) 0.48 (0.14–1.62)
 No information 17 57 19 54 20 43 12 6
Birht weight
 >=2500 g 139 75.5 427 79.4 1 99 78.0 177 78.7 1
 <2500 g 45 24.5 111 20.6 1.18 (0.84–1.64) 28 22.0 48 21.3 1.03 (0.68–1.56)
 No information 1 0 1 0
Gestational age at birth
 >=37 weeks 126 68.5 428 80.0 1 1 104 81.9 171 76.3 1
 <37 weeks 58 31.5 107 20.0 1.55 (1.13–2.11) 1.44 (1.04–1.99) 23 18.1 53 23.7 0.8 (0.51–1.26)
 No information 1 3 1 1
Mode of delivery
 Vaginal 21 11.8 32 5.2 1.87 (1.18–2.94) 1.96 (1.09–3.52) 22 11.6 29 4.8 1.90 (1.22–2.97) 1.43 (0.85–2.39) 10 5.4 36 6.7 0.84 (0.45–1.59) 12 9.4 9 4 1.64 (0.90–2.96)
 Cesarean 157 88.2 582 94.8 1 1 167 88.4 569 95.2 1 1 175 94.6 502 93.3 1 116 90.6 216 96
Preterm labor
 No 134 75.7 541 88.7 1 1 123 65.4 551 92.8 1 1 151 81.6 466 87.3 1 115 90.6 187 83.5 1
 Yes 43 24.3 69 11.3 1.93 (1.37–2.73) 2.08 (1.34–3.24) 65 34.6 43 7.2 3.30 (2.44–4.45) 3.33 (2.43–4.54) 34 18.4 68 12.7 1.36 (0.94–1.98) 12 9.4 37 16.5 0.64 (0.36–1.17)
 No information 1 4 1 4 0 4 1 1

ART antiretroviral therapy, NRTI nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors, AZT zidovudine, TDF tenofovir, NVP nevirapine, NFV nelfinavir, LPV lopinavir, ATV atazanavir, R ritonavir, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

*Cox Logistic Regression