Table 2 Univariate & multivariate logistic regression for UKLFU vs. CCAs - on HAART (n = 959)

Age at HIV clinic registration (per year older)

959

0.99 (0.97-1.01)

0.308

-

-

Gender-ethnicity risk group

n = 956

   White MSM

205 (21.4%)

1.00 (REF)

1.00 (REF)

   Black African/Caribbean MSM

32 (3.4%)

1.41 (0.38-5.21)

0.605

1.48 (0.38-5.82)

0.575

   Black African heterosexual female

327 (34.2%)

2.46 (1.32-4.58)

0.004

2.22 (1.11-4.56)

0.025

   Black African heterosexual male

184 (19.2%)

2.66 (1.36-5.19)

0.004

1.31 (0.59-2.94)

0.505

   Black Caribbean heterosexual female

27 (2.8%)

1.71 (0.46-6.37)

0.427

2.04 (0.49-8.46)

0.328

   Black Caribbean heterosexual male

35 (3.7%)

2.27 (0.76-6.77)

0.140

2.25 (0.68-7.44)

0.186

   White heterosexual female

25 (2.6%)

1.86 (0.50-6.98)

0.358

0.76 (0.09-6.46)

0.804

   White heterosexual male

32 (3.4%)

2.53 (0.84-7.57)

0.098

2.70 (0.79-9.18)

0.113

   Other

89 (9.3%)

1.92 (0.84-4.46)

0.123

1.76 (0.69-4.51)

0.237

Year of KCH HIV clinic registration

n = 959

0.82 (0.76-0.89)

< 0.001

0.81 (0.74-0.88)

< 0.001

   2003-2005

403 (42.0%)

1.00 (REF)

1.00 (REF)

   2000-2002

320 (33.4%)

2.76 (1.69-4.51)

< 0.001

2.49 (1.43-4.32)

0.001

   1997-1999

236 (24.6%)

3.28 (1.97-5.45)

< 0.001

3.51 (1.97-6.26)

< 0.001

CDC stage prior to LFU ^ǂ

n = 950

   AIDS

266 (28.0%)

1.00 (REF)

-

-

   Symptomatic

400 (42.1%)

1.45 (0.86-2.44)

0.160

-

-

   Asymptomatic

284 (29.9%)

1.24 (0.75-2.03)

0.405

-

-

CD4 cell count prior to LFU ^ǂ , cells/mm ³

n = 945

   > 350

557 (58.9%)

1.00 (REF)

1.00 (REF)

   200-350

262 (27.7%)

1.39 (0.86-2.24)

0.174

1.64 (0.98-2.75)

0.060

   < 200

126 (13.3%)

3.68 (2.25-6.03)

< 0.001

1.99 (1.05-3.74)

0.034

Viral load prior to LFU ^ǂ , copies/ml

n = 939

   ≤ 400

825 (87.7%)

1.00 (REF)

1.00 (REF)

   > 400

114 (12.1%)

6.46 (4.09-10.21)

< 0.001

5.03 (2.95-8.57)

< 0.001