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Table 2 Predictors of drug resistance in 212 HIV-infected adults on ART in rural Tanzania

From: Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania

 

Univariablea

Multivariableb

Predictor variables

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Duration of ART

    

   1 year

1

 

1

 

   2 years

2.27 (0.57–9.12)

0.247

2.27 (0.57–9.12)

0.247

   ≥ 3 years

4.49 (1.13–17.8)

0.033

4.49 (1.13–17.8)

0.033

Hemoglobin

    

   ≥ 10 g/dL

1

   

   <10 g/dL

2.84 (0.97–8.32)

0.058

NS

 

Total lymphocyte count

    

   ≥ 1.2 × 109/L

1

   

   <1.2 × 109/L

2.91 (0.99–8.53)

0.052

NS

 
  1. a No significant associations were found for age, sex, clinical stage, body mass index or initial ART regimen.
  2. bStepwise multivariable logistic regression using a forward selection procedure. NS denotes that the variable did not meet the significance level criterion (P <0.05) for inclusion in the final model.
  3. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ART, antiretroviral therapy.
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