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. 2020 Mar 14;20:328. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8426-1

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with mortality among HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy

Univariable Results (n = 23890)
6 months 12 months 24 months 36 months
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Gender
 Male 1.77 (1.49–2.09) < 0.001 1.73 (1.49–2.01) < 0.001 1.67 (1.47–1.91) < 0.001 1.68 (1.48–1.91) < 0.001
 Female Ref Ref Ref Ref
Age groups
 20–35 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 36–50 1.14 (0.95–1.36) 0.162 1.23 (1.04–1.44) 0.013 1.18 (1.02–1.36) 0.024 1.16 (1.02–1.33) 0.028
 51+ 1.41 (1.08–1.85) 0.012 1.57 (1.25–1.99) < 0.001 1.58 (1.29–1.94) < 0.001 1.57 (1.29–1.91) < 0.001
Marital Status
 Single 1.3 (1.01–1.68) 0.043 1.35 (1.08–1.68) 0.008 1.36 (1.13–1.64) 0.002 1.34 (1.12–1.6) < 0.001
 Divorced 1.96 (1.58–2.43) < 0.001 1.80 (1.49–2.18) < 0.001 1.76 (1.49–2.08) < 0.001 1.79 (1.53–2.11) < 0.001
 Married Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Widowed 1.34 (1.01–1.77) 0.043 1.19 (0.92–1.53) 0.186 1.29 (1.04–1.60) 0.023 1.3 (1.05–1.61) 0.014
BMI
 < 18.5 1.96 (1.56–2.47) < 0.001 1.85 (1.52–2.26) < 0.001 1.82 (1.53–2.17) < 0.001 1.79 (1.52–2.11) < 0.001
 18.5–24.9 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 25–29.9 0.50 (0.32–0.78) 0.002 0.54 (0.36–0.81) 0.003 0.57 (0.41–0.8) 0.001 1.10 (0.63–1.94) 0.001
 30+ 0.37 (0.17–0.81) 0.013 0.45 (0.24–0.85) 0.013 0.53 (0.31–0.91) 0.02 0.54 (0.34–0.88) 0.013
CD4
 0–250 2.35 (0.39–14.22) 0.354 2.23 (0.45–11.11) 0.329 1.42 (0.48–4.23) 0.528 1.52 (0.51–4.49) 0.453
 251–500 0.91 (0.14–5.83) 0.923 0.94 (0.18–4.77) 0.938 0.57 (0.18–1.74) 0.320 0.66 (0.22–2.00) 0.460
 Above 500 Ref Ref Ref Ref
Regimen Started
 D4T-based Ref Ref Ref Ref
 ABC-based 0.77 (0.38–1.57) 0.476 0.59 (0.29–1.2) 0.146 0.50 (0.26–0.98) 0.042 0.44 (0.23–0.86) 0.016
 AZT-based 0.82 (0.65–1.02) 0.076 0.80 (0.66–0.98) 0.147 0.73 (0.61–0.87) < 0.001 0.69 (0.58–0.82) < 0.001
 TDF-based 0.50 (0.39–0.63) < 0.001 0.50 (0.40–0.61) 0.148 0.49 (0.41–0.59) < 0.001 0.48 (0.40–0.57) < 0.001
WHO Stage clinical stage at ART initiation
 Stage I Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Stage II 1.56 (1.03–2.37) 0.036 1.57 (1.07–2.30) 0.02 1.56 (1.11–2.18) 0.01 1.50 (1.09–2.06) 0.012
 Stage III 3.37 (2.23–5.10) < 0.001 3.32 (2.29–4.82) < 0.001 3.10 (2.26–4.25) < 0.001 2.84 (2.11–3.83) < 0.001
 Stage IV 8.18 (5.38–12.44) < 0.001 7.68 (5.27–11.20) < 0.001 7.25 (5.23–10.04) < 0.001 6.41 (4.68–8.78) < 0.001