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Table 2 Univariate and Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Analysis of Factors Associated With Time to Initiation of Therapy Among Persons Starting HAART During the Follow-up Period (n = 303)

From: Determinants of Treatment Access in a Population-based Cohort of HIV-positive Men and Women Living in Argentina

Time to Initiation of Therapy

Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

Sex (male vs female)

0.92 (0.62–1.37)

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Age (per 10 years)

1.31 (1.09–1.57)

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MSM Risk (yes vs no)

0.77 (0.52–1.12)

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IDU Risk (yes vs no)

1.67 (0.93–2.99)

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Prior AIDS-defining illness (yes vs no)*

6.74 (4.21–10.80)

4.28 (2.49–7.37)

pVL (per log10 copies/mL increase)

2.59 (1.87–3.58)

2.17 (1.56–3.02)

CD4 (per 100 cell/mcL decrease)*

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

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  1. *Evaluated from baseline value onward
  2. HAART = highly active antiretroviral therapy; IDU = injection drug use; mcL = microliter; MSM = men who have sex with men; pVL = plasma viral load