Table 5.

Logistic Regression Models of Associations of Incident Anemia in HIV-Infected Persons

Variable Non–Drug-Related Anemia n = 1,728 Drug-Related Anemia n = 494
Adjusted Odds Ratio 99% Confidence Interval Adjusted Odds Ratio 99% Confidence Interval
Sex 
 Male  Reference   Reference 
 Female  2.0  1.6-2.7  1.1  0.6-1.9  
Age 
 <45 yrs  Reference  Reference  
 ≥45 yrs  1.1  0.9-1.4  1.3 0.9-1.9  
Race  
 White Reference   Reference  
 Black  1.6 1.4-1.9  0.9  0.6-1.2  
 Hispanic  1.0  0.7-1.2 1.2  0.8-1.7  
 Other*  0.7  0.3-1.5  0.7 0.2-2.2  
HIV exposure mode  
 Male-male sex  Reference   Reference  
 Injecting drug use†  1.1  0.9-1.4  0.8  0.6-1.1  
 Heterosexual sex  1.0  0.7-1.4  0.8  0.4-1.6 
 Hemophilia/transfusion recipient  1.3  0.8-2.1  0.5 0.2-1.7  
 No identified risk  1.1  0.8-1.5  0.8 0.4-1.4  
Stage of disease‡  
 No AIDS-OI§  Reference   Reference  
 Any AIDS-OI  4.5  3.7-5.5  3.7  2.6-5.1 
 CD4 count ≥200  Reference  Reference  
 CD4 count <200  5.0  4.0-6.2 3.4  2.3-4.9  
Concurrent illnesses‡  
 Bacterial septicemia  6.0  3.7-9.9  3.3  1.6-6.9  
 Neutropenia∥ 1.8  1.5-2.2  2.4  1.8-3.2  
 Thrombocytopenia¶ 3.0  2.1-4.3  5.4  3.4-8.3  
 Lymphoma  13.5 1.5-125.5  8.6  0.3-269.8  
Mycobacterium aviumcomplex  1.2  0.7-2.0  1.2  0.5-2.6  
Chemotherapeutic agents#  
 Zidovudine  0.7  0.6-0.8  1.5  1.1-2.0 
 Didanosine  1.0  0.8-1.3  1.3  0.8-1.9 
 Dideoxycytidine  1.2  0.8-1.6  0.8  0.4-1.4 
 Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole  0.7  0.6-0.9  0.5 0.4-0.7  
 Ganciclovir  1.7  1.1-2.6  1.9  1.0-3.5** 
 Fluconazole  1.2  1.0-1.5**  1.4  1.1-2.0 
Variable Non–Drug-Related Anemia n = 1,728 Drug-Related Anemia n = 494
Adjusted Odds Ratio 99% Confidence Interval Adjusted Odds Ratio 99% Confidence Interval
Sex 
 Male  Reference   Reference 
 Female  2.0  1.6-2.7  1.1  0.6-1.9  
Age 
 <45 yrs  Reference  Reference  
 ≥45 yrs  1.1  0.9-1.4  1.3 0.9-1.9  
Race  
 White Reference   Reference  
 Black  1.6 1.4-1.9  0.9  0.6-1.2  
 Hispanic  1.0  0.7-1.2 1.2  0.8-1.7  
 Other*  0.7  0.3-1.5  0.7 0.2-2.2  
HIV exposure mode  
 Male-male sex  Reference   Reference  
 Injecting drug use†  1.1  0.9-1.4  0.8  0.6-1.1  
 Heterosexual sex  1.0  0.7-1.4  0.8  0.4-1.6 
 Hemophilia/transfusion recipient  1.3  0.8-2.1  0.5 0.2-1.7  
 No identified risk  1.1  0.8-1.5  0.8 0.4-1.4  
Stage of disease‡  
 No AIDS-OI§  Reference   Reference  
 Any AIDS-OI  4.5  3.7-5.5  3.7  2.6-5.1 
 CD4 count ≥200  Reference  Reference  
 CD4 count <200  5.0  4.0-6.2 3.4  2.3-4.9  
Concurrent illnesses‡  
 Bacterial septicemia  6.0  3.7-9.9  3.3  1.6-6.9  
 Neutropenia∥ 1.8  1.5-2.2  2.4  1.8-3.2  
 Thrombocytopenia¶ 3.0  2.1-4.3  5.4  3.4-8.3  
 Lymphoma  13.5 1.5-125.5  8.6  0.3-269.8  
Mycobacterium aviumcomplex  1.2  0.7-2.0  1.2  0.5-2.6  
Chemotherapeutic agents#  
 Zidovudine  0.7  0.6-0.8  1.5  1.1-2.0 
 Didanosine  1.0  0.8-1.3  1.3  0.8-1.9 
 Dideoxycytidine  1.2  0.8-1.6  0.8  0.4-1.4 
 Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole  0.7  0.6-0.9  0.5 0.4-0.7  
 Ganciclovir  1.7  1.1-2.6  1.9  1.0-3.5** 
 Fluconazole  1.2  1.0-1.5**  1.4  1.1-2.0 

Incident anemia is defined as a hemoglobin concentration of <10 g/dL or discharge diagnosis of anemia during the second and third semesters of follow-up.

F4-150

Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native.

F4-151

Among heterosexuals and men who have sex with men.

At any time during the semester in which anemia occurred.

F4-153

AIDS-defining opportunistic illness.

∥White blood cell count less than 2,500/μL at any time during the semester in which anemia occurred.

¶Platelet count <50,000/μL or physician diagnosis in medical record at any time during the semester in which anemia occurred.

#During the 6 months before the semester of incidence.

F4-160

99% confidence interval excludes 1.0 but lower bound is rounded to 1.0.

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