Table 3

HR of mortality among HIV-infected people receiving ART

CharacteristicsUnivariableMultivariable
HR (95%CI)P valueHR (95%CI)P value
Gender
 MaleReferenceReference
 Female0.65 (0.51 to 0.82)<0.0010.80 (0.63 to 1.03)0.079
Ethnicity
 Non-indigenousReferenceReference
 Indigenous1.10 (0.89 to 1.36)0.3811.07 (0.86 to 1.34)0.538
Age
 ≤36 yearsReferenceReference
 >36 years0.93 (0.75 to 1.15)0.5110.74 (0.59 to 0.92)0.008
Residence
 ValleyReferenceReference
 Hill0.87 (0.67 to 1.11)0.2590.77 (0.60 to 1.01)0.057
 Terai1.11 (0.85 to 1.46)0.4280.92 (0.70 to 1.22)0.565
Clinical stage
 Stage IReferenceReference
 Stage II0.81 (0.53 to 1.26)0.3530.84 (0.54 to 1.31)0.442
 Stage III2.15 (1.51 to 3.05)<0.0011.82 (1.26 to 2.62)0.001
 Stage IV5.86 (4.15 to 8.28)<0.0013.73 (2.58 to 5.41)<0.001
CD4 cell count (cells/cm3)
 ≤50ReferenceReference
 51–1000.94 (0.70 to 1.26)0.6751.06 (0.79 to 1.42)0.685
 101–2000.49 (0.37 to 0.65)<0.0010.71 (0.53 to 0.95)0.023
 >2000.19 (0.13 to 0.29)<0.0010.32 (0.21 to 0.49)<0.001
  • ART, antiretroviral therapy.