Table 2. Association with death or loss to follow-up, using a Cox regression model.
| Variable | Unadjusted/ univariate model |
Adjusted/ multivariate model (n = 108 events*) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P-value | HR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| CAA-positive | 0.76 (0.47–1.22) | 0.25 | 0.58 (0.32–1.05) | 0.07 |
| Age, per 10 years | 0.96 (0.81–1.12) | 0.60 | 0.98 (0.80–1.19) | 0.83 |
| Female | 0.75 (0.53–1.07) | 0.11 | 0.76 (0.50–1.15) | 0.19 |
| Body mass index (BMI) per kg/m2 |
0.90 (0.85–0.95) | <0.01 | 0.94 (0.88–1.00) | 0.06 |
| Education lower vs. higher** | 0.64 (0.26–1.57) | 0.33 | 0.70 (0.28–1.75) | 0.45 |
| CD4 cell count, per 25/μl | 0.84 (0.75–0.94) | <0.01 | 0.86 (0.76–1.00) | 0.02 |
| CD4 cell count2, per 25/μl | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.01 | 1.00 (1.00–1.02) | 0.03 |
| CD4 cell count4, per 25/μl | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | 0.06 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | 0.07 |
| WHO-stage 3/4 vs. 1/2 | 2.37 (1.62–3.45) | <0.01 | 1.44 (0.90–2.31) | 0.13 |
| Active tuberculosis | 1.62 (1.08–2.43) | 0.02 | 1.20 (0.74–1.93) | 0.46 |
| MXD >1,100 cells/μl*** | 0.54 (0.34–0.86) | 0.01 | 0.56 (0.34–0.93) | 0.03 |
| ART started 2014 | 1.34 (0.89–2.02) | 0.16 | 1.24 (0.74–2.06) | 0.40 |
| ART started 2015 | 1.91 (1.13–3.22) | 0.02 | 1.75 (0.95–3.22) | 0.07 |
*Event: composite outcome of death/loss to follow-up
**Educational attainment: lower (none/primary) vs. higher than primary
***MXD: sum of the absolute number of eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes counts