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Table 2 Long-term effect of haart a use on herpes zoster incidence

From: Effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy and its adherence on herpes zoster incidence: a longitudinal cohort study

Variable

Univariate

Multivariate1

Multivariate2

Multivariate3

 

HRb(CIc)

HR (CI)

HR (CI)

HR (CI)

HAART use group:

    

 No

1.00

   

 Yes

0.72(0.48–1.09)

   

HAART use adherence since last visit c

    

   >95%

0.54*(0.31–0.94)

0.56*(0.32–0.99)

0.61(0.33–1.11)

0.76(0.41–1.38)

   75%–95%

0.32(0.09–1.05)

0.31(0.09–1.03)

0.30(0.09–1.03)

0.34(0.10–1.14)

   0 < adherence <75%

1.70(0.70–4.14)

1.38(0.53–3.63)

1.25(0.46–3.41)

1.23(0.46–3.31)

   HAART users, but did not use HAART since last visit

0.95(0.52–1.72)

0.87(0.47–1.62)

0.77(0.39–1.52)

0.65(0.33–1.27)

   No HAART users

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Current CD4+ cell counts (per100 cell increase) d

0.85***(0.77–0.93)

 

0.86***(0.78–0.94)

 

Current CD8+ cell counts (per 100 cell increase) d

0.96(0.90–1.01)

   

HIV viral load (per Log 10) d

1.55***(1.30–1.84)

  

1.59***(1.31–1.93)

Quality of life score d

0.98**(0.97–0.99)

0.99*(0.98–0.99)

0.98*(0.97–0.99)

0.98*(0.97–0.99)

Used acyclovir since last visitd:

    

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.88*(1.04–3.18)

1.68(0.88–3.22)

1.52(0.75–3.10)

1.56(0.79–3.08)

  1. aHAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy; bhazard ratio; c95% confident interval; dtime dependent variables ***p < 0.001; **0.001 ≤ p < 0.01; *0.01 ≤ p < 0.05; 1after adjusting for quality of life and acyclovir use; 2after adjusting for quality of life, acyclovir use and CD4+ T cell counts; 3after adjusting for quality of life, acyclovir use and HIV viral load.