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. 2018 Apr 18;67(8):1310–1311. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy304

Table 1.

Risk Factors for 1-Year Mortality, According to Multivariable Cox Proportional Hazard Regression Analyses

Deaths (%) HR (95% CI) P value aHR (95% CI) P value
HBsAg (%)
 Negative 102/1673 (6.1) Ref. Ref.
 Positive 27/276 (9.8) 1.61 (1.05–2.45) .03 1.21 (0.74–1.98) .45
WHO stage (%)
 1 or 2 50/1203 (4.2) Ref. Ref.
 3 or 4 79/732 (10.8) 2.69 (1.88–3.83) <.001 1.42 (0.93–2.17) .10
CD4 cell count (%)
 ≥200 cells/µL 41/973 (4.2) Ref. Ref.
 <200 cells/µL 71/640 (11.1) 2.76 (1.88–4.05) <.001 2.02 (1.33–3.07) .001
BMI (%)
 ≥18.5 kg/m2 48/1275 (3.8) Ref. Ref.
 <18.5 kg/m 2 67/519 (12.9) 3.60 (2.49–5.22) <.001 2.66 (1.76–4.02) <.001
Sex (%)
 Female 52/1240 (4.2) Ref. Ref.
 Male 77/708 (10.9) 2.63 (1.85–3.74) <.001 1.72 (1.13–2.62) .01
Age (%)
 <30 years 43/772 (5.6) Ref. Ref.
 ≥30 years 86/1176 (7.3) 1.29 (0.89–1.85) .18 0.97 (0.63–1.50) .89

Abbreviations: aHR, adjusted hazard ratio; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HR, hazard ratio; WHO, World Health Organization.