Table 5 Multivariate predictors of CD4 change at 24 months in HIV-infected individuals at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, January 2006 to December 2011
Variables | Numbers of patients | B [95 % CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 340 | −2.11 [−3.556, −0.665] | 0.005 |
Sex | |||
Female | 200 | Reference | |
Male | 140 | −104.31 [−170.702, −37.923] | 0.002 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 43 | 45.10 [−66.086, 156.294] | 0.424 |
Married | 116 | 138.56 [42.449, 234.655] | 0.005 |
Divorced | 44 | 52.47 [−55.935, 160.873] | 0.340 |
Widowed | 22 | Reference | |
Baseline HAART | |||
Stavudine based | 219 | 87.49 [5.960, 169.015] | 0.036 |
Zidovudine based | 72 | 16.31 [−75.057, 107.678] | 0.724 |
Tenofovir based | 49 | Reference | |
BMI | |||
<18.5 | 170 | −22.42 [−81.040, 36.202] | 0.451 |
≥18.5 | 170 | Reference | |
Educational level | |||
Not educated | 69 | −86.18 [−195.893, 23.534] | 0.123 |
Elementary | 122 | 12.63 [−89.442, 114.698] | 0.807 |
Secondary | 106 | −38.30 [−139.605, 63.006] | 0.456 |
Tertiary | 42 | Reference | |
Base line CD4 | |||
<100 | 5 | 83.84 [−127.555, 295.233] | 0.434 |
100–199 | 94 | 87.16 [−122.670, 296.992] | 0.413 |
200–350 | 139 | 24.14 [−184.264, 232.534] | 0.819 |
>350 | 102 | Reference | |