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Table 3 Factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected children aged 1-5 years enrolled in the micronutrient supplementation trial in Uganda

From: Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial

Baseline characteristic

Unadjusted hazard ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Adjusted hazard ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Fever

3.7 (2.1 - 6.3)

<0.001

2.1 (1.1 - 3.9)

0.02

Diarrhoea

2.0 (1.0 - 3.9)

0.05

1.4 (0.6 - 2.9)

0.42

Cough

2.1 (1.1 - 3.8)

0.02

1.8 (0.9 - 3.5)

0.08

Hospitalization (current)

6.9 (3.6 - 13)

<0.001

2.6 (1.2 - 5.7)

0.02

Routine cotrimoxazole

0.4 (0.2 - 0.8)

0.01

0.4 (0.2 - 0.9)

0.03

Vitamin A in past 6 months

1.4 (0.8 - 2.4)

0.02

1.3 (0.7 - 2.3)

0.39

WHZ score <-2

3.3 (1.8 - 6.0)

<0.001

0.8 (0.4 - 1.7)

0.62

WAZ score <-2

5.4 (3.0 - 9.8)

<0.001

2.6 (1.2 - 5.8)

0.02

WHO Stage 3 or 4

5.1 (2.9 - 9.0)

<0.001

2.9 (1.5 - 5.6)

<0.01