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Table 4 Crude and adjusted hazard ratios for key risk factors on lost to follow-up from multivariable Cox proportional hazard model: Men

From: Risk factors for loss to follow-up prior to ART initiation among patients enrolling in HIV care with CD4+ cell count ≥200 cells/μL in the multi-country MTCT-Plus Initiative

 

Univariate

Multivariable

 

HR (95 % CI)

P-value

HR (95 % CI)

P-value

Age at enrollment

    

 15-29

2.4 (1.3-4.4)

0.0050

2.1 (1.2-3.5)

0.0073

 30-34

1.5 (1.0-2.3)

0.0335

1.5 (1.0-2.4)

0.0468

 35+

1.0

-

-

-

Baseline CD4 count (cells/mm 3 )

    

 200-349

1.0

   

 350-499

1.2 (0.72-2.0)

0.4971

-

-

 ≥500

1.7 (1.1-2.7)

0.0227

-

-

Baseline WHO stage

    

 Stage I

1.0

 

-

-

 Stage II

0.59 (0.26-1.3)

0.1996

-

-

Did not disclose HIV status to partner

1.9 (0.59-6.4)

0.2721

-

-

Married or living with partner

0.99 (0.41-2.4)

0.9739

-

-

≥13 years of education

0.53 (0.34-0.84)

0.0069

-

-

Receiving OI prophylaxis at enrollment

0.81 (0.43-1.5)

0.5056

-

-

Employed outside the home

0.66 (0.36-1.2)

0.1735

-

-

BMI quartiles

  

-

 

 <20.2

1.0

-

-

-

 20.3-21.9

1.0 (0.71-1.5)

0.8412

-

-

 22-24.2

0.58 (0.32-1.1)

0.0744

-

-

 24.3+

0.76 (0.45-1.3)

0.3201

-

-

Electricity inside the home

0.65 (0.39-1.1)

0.0883

0.61 (0.41-0.91)

0.0158

Tap water inside the home

1.0 (0.51-2.0)

0.9792

-

-

≥4 people in the household

0.48 (0.32-0.71)

0.0002

0.58 (0.39-0.85)

0.0053

At least 1 child < 5 years old in the household

0.77 (0.51-1.2)

0.2151

-

-

>2 hours away from the clinic

1.3 (0.51-3.1)

0.6191

-

-

Year of enrollment

    

 2003

1.0

-

-

-

 2004

1.0 (0.57-1.8)

0.9943

-

-

 2005

1.3 (0.74-2.1)

0.3940

-

-

 2006-2007

1.1 (0.41-2.7)

0.8960

-

-