Table 4 Adjusted cox proportional hazard model for blip participants compared to controls
Characteristics | Blip group N (%) or mean (SD) | Control group N (%) or mean (SD) | Multivariate hazard ratio (95 % CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number, n | 99 | 673 | ||
Mean age at ART (years) | 34.4 (14.9) | 32.9 (13.4) | 1 (0.98,1.02) | 0.9737 |
Race | ||||
Caucasian | 38 (38.4) | 267 (39.7) | Ref | |
African-American | 49 (49.5) | 278 (41.3) | 1.14 (0.73,1.78) | 0.5773 |
Other | 12 (12.1) | 128 (19.0) | 0.68 (0.35,1.35) | 0.2727 |
Viral load at ART initiation (log10 copies/mL) | 4.8 (0.9) | 4.5 (1.0) | 1.42 (1.08,1.88) | 0.0123 |
CD4 cell count at ART initiation (cells/µL) | ||||
0–350 | 64 (68.1) | 305 (49.7) | Ref | |
350 to <500 | 22 (23.4) | 190 (30.9) | 0.64 (0.39,1.05) | 0.0793 |
≥500 | 8 (8.5) | 119 (19.4) | 0.45 (0.22, 0.95) | 0.0365 |
Self-reported antiretroviral drug adherence (%) | ||||
≥85 | 96 (98.0) | 637 (96.2) | Ref | |
<85 | 2 (2.0) | 25 (3.8) | 0.5 (0.12, 2.04) | 0.3335 |