Table 4.

Cox proportional hazards model for diagnosis of NHL within the entire study population and in the group of patients who have initiated HAART (post-HAART)

Entire study populationPost-HAART
UnivariateMultivariateMultivariateMultivariate including pVL
RH95% CIPRH95% CIPRH95% CIPRH95% CIP
Sex (female vs male) 0.73 0.51 -1.04 .08 0.63 0.39 -1.03 .07 0.35 0.15 -0.80 .0127 0.33 0.13 -0.85 .021  
Ethnicity (white vs nonwhite) 0.64 0.39 -1.05 .08 0.59 0.27 -1.27 .18 0.68 0.25 -2.12 .48 1.33 0.44 -3.43 .69 
AIDS (td, yes vs no) 3.61 2.59 -5.04 < .001 1.48 0.99 -2.21 .05 1.01 0.51 -2.02 .98 0.87 0.39 -1.95 .73  
Age (per 10 years older) 1.25 1.10 -1.42 < .001 1.32 1.13 -1.55 < .001 1.43 1.14 -1.79 .002 1.52 1.19 -1.95 < .001  
Nadir CD4 cell count (td, per 50% lower) 1.25 1.20 -1.30 < .001 1.01 0.93 -1.10 .79 0.95 0.83 -1.09 .46 0.96 0.82 -1.11 .56 
Latest CD4 cell count (td, per 50% lower) 1.53 1.46 -1.60 < .001 1.44 1.32 -1.59 < .001 1.57 1.34 -1.83 < .001 1.39 1.13 -1.69 .001  
Latest haemoglobin (td, per 1 g/dL lower) 1.23 1.14 -1.33 < .001 1.06 0.97 -1.16 .20 1.09 0.95 -1.25 .20 1.15 0.99 -1.34 .07  
Weight (td, per 5 kg lower) 1.09 1.02 -1.15 .006 1.05 0.97 -1.13 .20 1.09 0.97 -1.22 .16 1.05 0.93 -1.19 .41 
Latest plasma viral load
(td, per 1 log10 copies/mL higher)4-150 
1.71 1.47 -1.99 < .001 — — — — — — 1.51 1.21 -1.88 < .001  
Initiation of HAART
(> June 1997 vs ≤ June 1997)4-150 
0.41 0.21 -0.79 .008 — — — 0.53 0.23 -1.24 .14 0.71 0.30 -1.68 .44 
Entire study populationPost-HAART
UnivariateMultivariateMultivariateMultivariate including pVL
RH95% CIPRH95% CIPRH95% CIPRH95% CIP
Sex (female vs male) 0.73 0.51 -1.04 .08 0.63 0.39 -1.03 .07 0.35 0.15 -0.80 .0127 0.33 0.13 -0.85 .021  
Ethnicity (white vs nonwhite) 0.64 0.39 -1.05 .08 0.59 0.27 -1.27 .18 0.68 0.25 -2.12 .48 1.33 0.44 -3.43 .69 
AIDS (td, yes vs no) 3.61 2.59 -5.04 < .001 1.48 0.99 -2.21 .05 1.01 0.51 -2.02 .98 0.87 0.39 -1.95 .73  
Age (per 10 years older) 1.25 1.10 -1.42 < .001 1.32 1.13 -1.55 < .001 1.43 1.14 -1.79 .002 1.52 1.19 -1.95 < .001  
Nadir CD4 cell count (td, per 50% lower) 1.25 1.20 -1.30 < .001 1.01 0.93 -1.10 .79 0.95 0.83 -1.09 .46 0.96 0.82 -1.11 .56 
Latest CD4 cell count (td, per 50% lower) 1.53 1.46 -1.60 < .001 1.44 1.32 -1.59 < .001 1.57 1.34 -1.83 < .001 1.39 1.13 -1.69 .001  
Latest haemoglobin (td, per 1 g/dL lower) 1.23 1.14 -1.33 < .001 1.06 0.97 -1.16 .20 1.09 0.95 -1.25 .20 1.15 0.99 -1.34 .07  
Weight (td, per 5 kg lower) 1.09 1.02 -1.15 .006 1.05 0.97 -1.13 .20 1.09 0.97 -1.22 .16 1.05 0.93 -1.19 .41 
Latest plasma viral load
(td, per 1 log10 copies/mL higher)4-150 
1.71 1.47 -1.99 < .001 — — — — — — 1.51 1.21 -1.88 < .001  
Initiation of HAART
(> June 1997 vs ≤ June 1997)4-150 
0.41 0.21 -0.79 .008 — — — 0.53 0.23 -1.24 .14 0.71 0.30 -1.68 .44 

The multivariate models also included adjustment for present and previous use of individual antiretroviral drugs (if P≤.10 in an unadjusted analysis for the entire population).

RH indicates relative hazard; CI, confidence interval; td, time-dependent.

F4-150

Univariate model restricted to patients starting HAART.

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