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. 2019 Apr 9;24(6):747–756. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13236

Table 2.

Factors associated with LTFU after ART initiation

LTFU
Crude HR (95% CI) Adjusted HRa (95% CI)
Sex & pregnancy status
Women (non‐pregnant) 1 1
Pregnant or breastfeeding women 2.64 (2.07–3.38) 2.53 (1.95–3.27)
Time‐varying 0.69 (0.53–0.89) 0.61 (0.46–0.79)
Men 1.17 (0.891.52) 1.21 (0.921.58)
Time‐varying 1.28 (1.01–1.63) 1.27 (1.00–1.63)
National origin
South African 1 1
Foreigner 1.39 (1.11–1.73) 1.41 (1.13–1.75)
Time‐varying 0.74 (0.59–0.92) 0.67 (0.53–0.83)
Age at ART initiation
<20 years 2.16 (1.29–3.60) 1.61 (0.952.72)
Time‐varying 2.02 (1.30–3.14) 2.44 (1.56–3.84)
20–29 years 2.63 (1.72–4.01) 1.89 (1.22–2.94)
Time‐varying 0.92 (0.611.37) 1.20 (0.791.82)
30–39 years 2.04 (1.32–3.16) 1.70 (1.09–2.64)
Time‐varying 0.77 (0.501.17) 0.86 (0.571.31)
40–49 years 1.92 (1.19–3.09) 1.76 (1.09–2.83)
Time‐varying 0.84 (0.531.34) 0.88 (0.551.39)
≥50 years 1 1
Year of ART initiation
2014 1 1
2015 1.62 (1.17–2.23) 1.71 (1.24–2.36)
Time‐varying 0.65 (0.49–0.86) 0.68 (0.51–0.90)
2016 3.17 (2.15–4.66) 3.41 (2.31–5.02)
Time‐varying 0.19 (0.11–0.34) 0.21 (0.12–0.36)
2017 4.74 (1.58–14.27) 5.16 (1.71–15.53)
Time‐varying 0.00 (0.00–0.02) 0.00 (0.00–0.02)
Late ART initiation
No 1
Yes 0.90 (0.801.03)
a
LTFU:
  • No of subjects – 3692
  • No of failures – 964
  • Time at risk – 4621

Figures in bold showed statistical associations.