Table 5.

Multivariate associations of variables with immune status among ART-naïve study participants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables	CD4 < 200 and/or stages III/IV, AOR (95% CI)	CD4 < 350 and/or stages III/IV, AOR (95% CI)	CD4 < 500 and/or stages III/IV, AOR (95% CI)
Gender
Male	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	0.58(0.36–0.95)	0.60(0.36–0.99)	0.38(0.19–0.73)
HIV RNA load (copies/mL)
< 10,000	1.00	1.00	1.00
≥ 10,000	3.89(2.34–6.46)	4.09(2.80–6.00)	4.49(2.69–7.49)
Hemoglobin conc. (g/dL)
Non-anemic	1.00	1.00	1.00
Anemic	2.39(1.28–4.46)	1.73(0.86–3.56)*	1.67(0.65–4.28)*
Total cholesterol conc. (mg/dL)
> 200	1.00	1.00	1.00
≤ 200	2.14(1.01–4.59)	1.53(0.90–2.54)*	1.38(0.75–2.56)*

Note: ^*refers to p value not significant (p > 0.05)