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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Sep 24;27(11):1209–1216. doi: 10.1002/pds.4657

Table 2 –

Factors associated with chronic kidney disease on antiretroviral therapy

Covariate CKD Patient years follow up Rate per 1000pt/yrs (95%CI) Univariate HR (95%CI) p Multivariate HR (95%CI) p
Overall 37 10900.5 3.39 (2.46 - 4.68)
Current tenofovir use^
No 24 8494.6 2.83 (1.89 - 4.22) 1.00 1.00
Yes 13 2405.9 5.40 (3.14 - 9.31) 2.38 (1.10 - 5.12) 0.03 2.59 (1.06 - 6.33) 0.04
Baseline age^
Per 5 years older 37 10900.5 3.39 (2.46 - 4.68) 1.40 (1.19 - 1.64) <0.01 1.34 (1.12 - 1.61) <0.01
Sex^
Male 24 7604.9 3.16 (2.12 - 4.71) 1.00 1.00
Female 13 3295.5 3.94 (2.29 - 6.79) 1.46 (0.69 - 3.09) 0.33 1.68 (0.80 - 3.55) 0.17
Baseline weight (kg)
<55 13 4152.2 3.13 (1.82 - 5.39) 1.00
55 - 65 12 3323.7 3.61 (2.05 - 6.36) 1.17 (0.53 - 2.61) 0.69
>65 4 2146.2 1.86 (0.70 - 4.97) 0.53 (0.17 - 1.68) 0.28
Unknown 8 1278.4 6.26 (3.13 - 12.51) -
Baseline eGFR^
61-89 ml/min/1.73m2 22 2986.2 7.37 (4.85 - 11.19) 4.25 (2.09 - 8.63) <0.01 2.69 (1.29 - 5.62) 0.01
>89 ml/min/1.73m2 15 7914.3 1.90 (1.14 - 3.14) 1.00 1.00
HIV exposure
Heterosexual 26 6623.5 3.93 (2.67 - 5.77) 1.00
Homosexual 5 2634.6 1.90 (0.79 - 4.56) 0.22 (0.07 - 0.67) 0.01
IDU/Other 6 1642.4 3.65 (1.64 - 8.13) 0.72 (0.27 - 1.92) 0.52
Hypertension
No 34 10451.8 3.25 (2.32 - 4.55) 1.00
Yes 3 448.7 6.69 (2.16 - 20.73) 2.82 (0.69 - 11.56) 0.15
Hepatitis B surface antigen status
Negative 27 8812.2 3.06 (2.10 - 4.47) 1.00
Positive 1 950.1 1.05 (0.15 - 7.47) 0.35 (0.05 - 2.57) 0.30
Unknown 9 1138.2 7.91 (4.11 - 15.20) -
Hepatitis C antibody status
Negative 25 7771.5 3.22 (2.17 - 4.76) 1.00
Positive 3 1155.4 2.60 (0.84 - 8.05) 1.03 (0.24 - 4.44) 0.97
Unknown 9 1973.6 4.56 (2.37 - 8.76) -
Current CDC category
Stage 1 13 4908.2 2.65 (1.54 - 4.56) 1.00
Stage 2 7 2090.0 3.35 (1.60 - 7.03) 1.07 (0.30 - 3.75) 0.92
Stage 3 17 3902.3 4.36 (2.71 - 7.01) 1.68 (0.83 - 3.41) 0.15
Nadir CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)^
>200 8 3270.4 2.45 (1.22 - 4.89) 1.00 1.00
100 - 200 8 3284.7 2.44 (1.22 - 4.87) 1.21 (0.43 - 3.42) 0.72 1.35 (0.46 - 3.94) 0.58
<100 21 4179.2 5.02 (3.28 - 7.71) 2.53 (1.08 - 5.93) 0.03 3.07 (1.33 - 7.06) 0.01
Unknown 0 166.2 0.00 (0.00 - 0.00) - -
Current CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)
>500 7 3211.3 2.18 (1.04 - 4.57) 1.00
350 - 500 5 2776.8 1.80 (0.75 - 4.33) 0.75 (0.25 - 2.23) 0.60
<350 24 4809.5 4.99 (3.34 - 7.44) 1.63 (0.68 - 3.91) 0.27
Unknown 1 102.9 9.72 (1.37 - 69.00) -
Current HIV viral load^
Undetectable 20 7749.8 2.58 (1.66 - 4.00) 1.00
Detectable 11 1244.4 8.84 (4.90 - 15.96) 2.24 (0.89 - 5.60) 0.09
Unknown 6 1906.3 3.15 (1.41 - 7.01) -
Current protease inhibitor use^
No 20 8818.8 2.27 (1.46 - 3.52) 1.00 1.00
Yes 17 2081.7 8.17 (5.08 - 13.14) 5.59 (2.53 - 12.34) <0.01 5.22 (2.36 - 11.56) <0.01
Current nephrotoxic opportunistic infection prophylaxis use
No 20 8282.9 2.41 (1.56 - 3.74) 1.00
Yes 17 2617.5 6.49 (4.04 - 10.45) 2.41 (1.08 - 5.38) 0.03

All models were adjusted for study site but HRs for sites are not shown.

^

Included in final model.

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IDU and other categories combined as no outcomes in IDU group. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IDU, intravenous drug use; CDC, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio