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Table 3 Hazard ratios of dropout per variables for variables that predicted dropout

From: Predictors of dropout from care among HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy at a public sector HIV treatment clinic in sub-Saharan Africa

 

Unadjusted analysis

Adjusted analysis

Variable

HR (95 % CI)

P

AHRa (95 % CI)

P

Age

    

 16–28

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

0.001

 29–33

0.97 (0.83–1.1)

0.722

1.0 (0.685–1.2)

0.916

 34–40

0.98 (0.84–1.1)

0.769

0.95 (0.80–1.1)

0.573

 41–83

Ref.

Ref

Ref.

-

Sex

    

 Female

Ref.

 

Ref.

-

 Male

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

<0.001

Marital status

    

 Separated

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

<0.001

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.007

 Divorced

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

0.005

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

0.017

 Widowed

1.2 (0.90–1.3)

0.515

1.1 (0.88–1.3)

0.561

 Single

1.6 (1.3–1.9)

<0.001

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

0.012

 Married

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

Year of ART initiation

    

 2008

1.8 (1.5–2.0)

<0.001

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

<0.001

 2009

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

<0.001

 2010

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

0.025

1.0 (0.82–1.2)

0.963

 2011

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

Tuberculosis, history of

1.6 (1.4–2.0)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

<0.001

Kaposi’s sarcoma

4.3 (3.3–5.7)

<0.001

3.3 (2.5–4.5)

<0.001

Cryptococcosis, history of

2.4 (1.7–3.4)

<0.001

2.2 (1.4–3.3)

<0.001

Oral candidiasis

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

<0.001

-

-

Chronic diarrhea

1.3 (1.2–1.6)

<0.001

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.008

Weight loss ≥10 %

1.8 (1.6–2.1)

<0.001

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

<0.001

HIV-associated dementia

2.0 (1.2–12.8)

0.008

2.6 (1.5–4.6)

0.001

CD4+ T cell count

    

 <100 (cells/μL)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

<0.001

-

-

 100-199

1.2 (0.96–1.5)

0.107

-

-

 200-349

1.0 (0.83–1.3)

0.768

-

-

 ≥350

Ref.

-

-

-

Hemoglobin concentration

    

 ≤11.0 (g/dl)

2.0 (1.7–2.4)

<0.001

1.9 (1.6–2.2)

<0.001

 11.1–12.4

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

<0.001

1.4 (1.1–1.6)

0.002

 12.5–13.7

1.1 (0.91–1.3)

0.411

1.1 (0.94–1.4)

0.171

 ≥13.8

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

Platelet counts

    

 ≤155 (cells/μL)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

0.017

-

-

 156–208

0.99 (0.84–1.2)

0.865

-

-

 209–267

Ref.

-

-

-

 268–720

1.1 (0.93–1.3)

0.301

-

-

Total lymphocyte count

    

 ≤1.12 (x 103 cells/μL)

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

<0.001

 1.13–1.6

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.003

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

0.048

 1.61–2.0

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

 ≥2.01

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.001

1.1 (0.94–1.4)

0.171

  1. HR hazard ratio, AHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aFor the variables that remained in the final adjusted model
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