Risk factors for early mortality after AIDS in the cART era: A population-based cohort study in Italy

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Distribution of AIDS cases according to time from first HIV-positive test and use of antiretroviral drugs and odds ratios^a for early mortality. Italy, 1999-2009

	Use of pre-AIDS antiretroviral drugs^b
	Yes		No
	Cases/deaths		Cases/deaths
	No./No.	OR (95 % CI)	No./No.	OR (95 % CI)
Time from first HIV-positive test to AIDS diagnosis (months)^c
0-1	113/25	1.17 (0.73-1.86)	4723/889	1.01 (0.87-1.18)
2-3	136/20	0.75 (0.46-1.24)	861/152	0.94 (0.75-1.17)
4-6	105/22	1.14 (0.69-1.86)	168/27	0.82 (0.53-1.28)
7-12	112/16	0.76 (0.44-1.31)	122/23	1.06 (0.66-1.72)
≥13	4600/874	1^d	2435/433	1^d

^aOdds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) estimated using multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, area of residence, education, HIV transmission mode, and year at AIDS diagnosis
^bData on pre-AIDS use of antiretroviral drugs were not available for 337 cases
^cInformation on date at first HIV-positive test was missing for 840 cases
^dReference category

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