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Table 2 Impact of age at diagnosis and late presentation with HIV on mortality

From: Older HIV-infected individuals present late and have a higher mortality: Brighton, UK cohort study

N = 1965

Rate/1000 pyrs (95% CI)

Univariable rate ratio (95% CI)

p -value

Multivariable rate ratio (95% CI)

p -value

Age at HIV diagnosis (years)

  

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

<50

13.16(10.79-16.06)

1

 

1

 

>50

35.65(24.92-50.98)

2.70(1.80-4.08)

 

2.88(1.88-4.40)

 

CD4 count at diagnosis Cells/mm3

  

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

>350

7.59(5.16-11.14)

1

 

1

 

<350

16.65(12.75-21.74)

2.19(1.37-3.50)

 

2.99(1.80-4.95)

 

Unknown

30.53(22.94-40.63)

4.02(2.49-6.50)

 

6.60(3.86-11.28)

 

Calendar period

  

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

1996-2001

42.61(31.81-57.06)

1

 

1

 

2002-2005

12.91(9.13-18.26)

0.30(0.19-0.48)

 

0.37(0.23-0.58)

 

2006-2010

10.69(8.10-14.11)

0.25(0.17-0.38)

 

0.31(0.21-0.47)

 

Sex/HIV risk group

  

0.06

 

0.43

MSM

14.20(11.53-17.50)

1

 

1

 

Female heterosexual

12.73(7.39-21.93)

0.90(0.50-1.61)

 

0.90(0.46-1.78)

 

Male heterosexual

26.16(17.54-39.03)

1.84(1.17-2.89)

 

1.45(0.90-2.35)

 

Others

26.16(6.54-104.60)

1.84(0.45-7.48)

 

1.26(0.31-5.14)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.09

 

0.04

Caucasian

15.21(12.56-18.41)

1

 

1

 

African/Caribbean

12.53(7.28-21.58)

0.82(0.46-1.47)

 

1.05(0.53-2.10)

 

Others

33.55(17.46-64.49)

2.21(1.12-4.36)

 

2.78(1.37-5.62)

 

ART status

  

0.01

 

<0.0001

Not on ART

20.81(15.81-27.38)

1

 

1

 

On ART

13.20(10.54-16.52)

0.63(0.44-0.90)

 

0.33(0.22-0.50)