Initial model

Final model

RR

IC at 95%

p values

ARR

IC at 95%

p

Gender

0.0024

0.0053

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

2.43

[1.38 - 4.38]

1.97

[1.23 - 3.19]

Age (years)

0.0002

0.0001

4 - 40

1.00

1.00

40 - 84

2.65

[1.58 - 4.50]

3.10

[2.01 - 4.82]

WHO clinical stage

0.9565

1

1.00

2

0.94

[0.50 - 1.77]

3

1.00

[0.46 - 2.20]

4

0.78

[0.31 - 1.92]

CD4 count (/µl)

0.2013

0 - 200

1.00

200 - 500

0.88

[0.49 - 1.55]

500 et plus

0.45

[0.18 - 1.08]

Rate of hb (g/dl)

0.3380

<12

0.58

[0.46 - 0.74]

1.00

≥12

0.57

[0.44 - 0.72]

Leukocytes (/mm3)

0.0177

0.0016

<4000

1.00

1.00

4000 - 10,000

2.41

[1.17 - 5.13]

1.50

[0.94 - 2.40]

>10,000

5.33

[1.36 - 21.97]

5.13

[2.06 - 13.82]

Platelets (/mm3)

<50,000

1.00

0.8943

≥50,000

0.64

[0.20 - 1.84]