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. 2022 Jun 9;77(8):2265–2273. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac177

Table 2.

SARS-Cov-2 diagnosis and clinical severity in propensity score-matched groups of PLWH based on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and results from Cox regression models that evaluated the effect of ART regimens on SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and associated hospitalization

TAF/FTC versus ABC/3TC
Totala TAF/FTCa ABC/3TCa,b P valuec uOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis 0.256 0.92 (0.80–1.05) 0.90 (0.78–1.04)
 Positive 848 (12.1) 408 (11.6) 440 (12.5)  
 Negative 6176 (87.9) 3104 (88.4) 3072 (87.5)  
Clinical severity 0.838  
 Asymptomatic 380 (44.8) 186 (45.6) 194 (44.1)  
 Symptomatic mild community management 370 (43.6) 172 (42.3) 198 (45.0)  
 Hospitalizationd 98 (11.6) 50 (12.3) 48 (10.9) 1.04 (0.70–1.55) 0.93 (0.60 -1.43)
ICU admission 4 (0.5) 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5)
Deathe 17 (2.0) 9 (2.2) 8 (1.8)
TDF/FTC versus ABC/3TC
Total TDF/FTC ABC/3TCb P valuec uOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis 0.021 0.74 (0.57–0.95) 0.79 (0.60–1.04)
 Positive 369 (12.0) 74 (9.6) 295 (12.8)
 Negative 2704 (88.0) 697 (90.4) 2007 (87.2)
Clinical severity 0.352
 Asymptomatic 172 (46.6) 40 (54.1) 132 (44.8)
 Symptomatic mild community management 170 (46.1) 31 (41.9) 139 (47.1)
 Hospitalizationd 27 (7.3) 3 (4.1) 24 (8.1) 0.37 (0.11–1.24) 0.51 (0.15–1.70)
ICU admission 2 (0.5) 0 (0) 2 (0.7)
Deathe 3 (0.8) 0 (0) 3 (1.0)
TAF/FTC versus TDF/FTC
Total TAF/FTCb TDF/FTC P valuec uOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis 0.012 0.72 (0.56–0.93) 0.79 (0.60–1.04)
 Positive 377 (12.2) 303 (13.1) 74 (9.6)
 Negative 2703 (87.8) 2007 (86.9) 696 (90.4)
Clinical severity 0.274
 Asymptomatic 190 (50.4) 150 (49.5) 40 (54.1)
 Symptomatic mild community management 150 (39.8) 119 (39.3) 31 (41.9)
 Hospitalizationd 37 (9.8) 34 (11.2) 3 (4.1) 0.26 (0.08–0.86) 0.33 (0.10–1.07)
ICU admission 3 (0.8) 3 (1.0) 0 (0)
Deathe 6 (1.6) 6 (2.0) 0 (0)

Adjusted model: Adjusted for country of origin, socioeconomic status, CD4 count (continuous variable), time in years on ART, CD4/CD8 ratio, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, and metabolic disease.

Abbreviations: TAF, tenofovir alafenamide; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; FTC, emtricitabine; ABC/3TC, abacavir/lamivudine; ICU, intensive care unit, SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; OR, odds ratio; uOR, unadjusted odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Data in this category is presented as n (%).

b

Reference group for odds ratios.

c

Numbers in bold indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).

d

Including ICU admissions.

e

Also included in hospitalized patients.