Table 2.
Cumulative rates of death and loss to follow‐up at ten years by gender and age among patients who initiated ART between April 2004 and March 2007
| Outcome | Age at initiation | Female (n/N (%)) | Rate per 100 person‐years (95% CI) | Male (n/N (%)) | Rate per 100 person‐years (95% CI) | Overall rate per 100 person‐years (95% CI) | Relative Rate per 100 person‐years (95% CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Overall | 712/4414 (16.1) | 3.3 (3.1 to 3.6) | 515/2230 (23.1) | 5.0 (4.6 to 5.4) | 3.9 (3.7 to 4.1) | 1.49 (1.32 to 1.67) |
| 18 to 24.9 | 50/349 (14.3) | 3.3 (2.5 to 4.4) | 8/42 (19.1) | 3.8 (1.9 to 7.7) | 3.4 (2.6 to 4.4) | 1.15 (0.47 to 2.44) | |
| 25 to 29.9 | 124/896 (13.8) | 3.1 (2.6 to 3.6) | 38/224 (17.0) | 3.8 (2.7 to 5.2) | 3.2 (2.7 to 3.7) | 1.23 (0.83 to 1.79) | |
| 30 to 39.9 | 325/2049 (15.9) | 3.2 (2.9 to 3.6) | 236/1115 (21.2) | 4.5 (4.0 to 5.1) | 3.6 (3.4 to 4.0) | 1.41 (1.19 to 1.67) | |
| 40 to 49.9 | 140/852 (16.4) | 3.2 (2.7 to 3.8) | 153/612 (25.0) | 5.4 (4.6 to 6.3) | 4.1 (3.6 to 4.6) | 1.67 (1.32 to 2.19) | |
| ≥50 | 73/268 (27.2) | 5.9 (4.7 to 7.4) | 80/237 (33.8) | 7.4 (6.0 to 9.3) | 6.6 (5.6 to 7.7) | 1.26 (0.91 to 1.76) | |
| LTF | Overall | 1295/4414 (29.3) | 6.1 (5.8 to 6.4) | 616/2230 (27.6) | 5.9 (5.5 to 6.4) | 6.0 (5.8 to 6.3) | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.08) |
| 18 to 24.9 | 148/349 (42.2) | 9.9 (8.4 to 11.6) | 18/42 (42.9) | 8.6 (5.3 to 13.7) | 9.7 (8.4 to 11.3) | 0.87 (0.50 to 1.43) | |
| 25 to 29.9 | 327/896 (36.5) | 8.1 (7.2 to 9.0) | 78/224 (34.8) | 7.7 (6.2 to 9.7) | 8.0 (7.2 to 8.8) | 0.96 (0.74 to 1.23) | |
| 30 to 39.9 | 528/2049 (25.8) | 5.2 (4.8 to 5.7) | 304/1115 (27.3) | 5.8 (5.2 to 6.5) | 5.4 (5.0 to 5.8) | 1.12 (0.97 to 1.29) | |
| 40 to 49.9 | 223/852 (26.2) | 5.1 (4.5 to 5.8) | 165/612 (27.0) | 5.8 (5.0 to 6.7) | 5.4 (4.9 to 5.9) | 1.13 (0.92 to 1.39) | |
| ≥50 | 69/268 (25.8) | 5.6 (4.4 to 7.0) | 51/237 (21.5) | 4.7 (3.6 to 6.2) | 5.2 (4.3 to 6.2) | 0.85 (0.58 to 1.24) | |
| Retention‐in‐care | Overall | 1151/4414 (26.1) | 5.4 (5.1 to 5.7) | 543/2230 (24.3) | 5.2 (4.8 to 5.7) | 5.3 (5.1 to 5.6) | 0.97 (0.87 to 1.07) |
| 18 to 24.9 | 69/349 (19.8) | 4.6 (3.6 to 5.8) | 10/42 (23.8) | 4.8 (2.6 to 8.9) | 4.6 (3.7 to 5.8) | 1.04 (0.48 to 2.03) | |
| 25 to 29.9 | 209/896 (23.3) | 5.1 (4.5 to 5.9) | 49/224 (21.9) | 4.9 (3.7 to 6.4) | 5.1 (4.5 to 5.8) | 0.94 (0.68 to 1.29) | |
| 30 to 39.9 | 557/2049 (27.2) | 5.5 (5.0 to 6.0) | 298/1115 (26.7) | 5.7 (5.1 to 6.4) | 5.6 (5.2 to 5.9) | 1.04 (0.90 to 1.20) | |
| 40 to 49.9 | 251/852 (29.5) | 5.8 (5.1 to 6.5) | 139/612 (22.7) | 4.9 (4.1 to 5.8) | 5.4 (4.9 to 6.0) | 0.84 (0.68 to 1.05) | |
| ≥50 | 65/268 (24.3) | 5.2 (4.1 to 6.9) | 47/237 (19.8) | 4.4 (3.3 to 5.8) | 4.8 (4.0 to 5.8) | 0.83 (0.56 to 1.23) |
a
Exposed = male, unexposed = female.