Patient characteristics at antiretroviral therapy initiation associated with attrition and treatment failure.

<p>Abbreviations: Rate/100PY, rate per 100 person-years; HR, hazards ratio; AHR, adjusted hazards ratio; CI, confidence interval; TB, tuberculosis; WHO, World Health Organization; BMI, body mass index; CTX, co-trimoxazole.</p><p>*Stratified by CD4⁺ T-cell count (cells/µL).</p>†<p>All variables listed in this table were included in the multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model.</p><p>**Hazard ratios associated with a 10-year increase in age.</p>‡<p>Date of ART initiation was entered into the model; hazard ratios represent a yearly increase rather than a daily increase.