From: Survival of AIDS patients in Sao Paulo-Brazil in the pre- and post-HAART eras: a cohort study
Characteristics | AIDS | Deaths | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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(n = 6,594) | (n = 2,936) | Crude HR | 95% CI | p-value | Adjusted HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Study period | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
1997-2003 | 3130 | 653 | 1 | - | Â | 1 | - | Â |
1994-1996 | 1501 | 731 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.7 | Â | 2.0 | 1.8-2.2 | Â |
1988-1993 | 1963 | 1552 | 6.9 | 6.3-7.5 | Â | 3.2 | 2.8-3.5 | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 1526 | 517 | 1 | - | Â | - | - | Â |
Male | 5068 | 2419 | 1.6 | 1.4-1.8 | Â | - | - | Â |
Age ( &) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.002 |
13-29 | 2099 | 953 | 1 | - | Â | 1 | - | Â |
30-49 | 4126 | 1784 | 1.0 | 0.9-1.1 | Â | 1.4 | 1.2-1.5 | Â |
50 or more | 369 | 199 | 1.4 | 1.2-1.6 | Â | 2.0 | 1.7--2.3 | Â |
Race/skin color | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | Â |
Black/brown | 1348 | 452 | 1 | - | Â | - | - | Â |
White | 5157 | 2456 | 1.6 | 1.5-1.8 | Â | - | - | Â |
Exposure category ( &) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Heterosexuals | 2310 | 735 | 1 | - | Â | 1 | - | Â |
MSM | 2698 | 1215 | 1.5 | 1.3-1.6 | Â | 1.1 | 1.1-1.2 | Â |
IDU | 1347 | 826 | 2.6 | 2.4-2.9 | Â | 1.5 | 1.3-1.6 | Â |
Schooling ( &) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.0004 |
>8 years | 3316 | 1119 | 1 | - | Â | 1 | - | Â |
8 years or less | 2779 | 1514 | 2.0 | 1.8-2.1 | Â | 1.4 | 1.3-1.5 | Â |
None | 78 | 48 | 2.8 | 2.1-3.7 | Â | 2.1 | 1.6-2.8 | Â |
CD4+ count (#) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
>500 cells/mm3 | 565 | 56 | 1 | - | Â | 1 | - | Â |
350-500cells/mm3 | 567 | 81 | 1.4 | 1.0-1.9 | Â | 1.2 | 1.1-1.2 | Â |
<350 cells/mm3 | 3040 | 733 | 2.5 | 1.9-3.2 | Â | 1.3 | 1.2-1.3 | Â |