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Predictors of Mortality among United States Veterans with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection

Table 3

Multivariate predictors of mortality in HIV infected individuals by HCV status.
VariablesHCV+ 
HCV− 
Age (per 10 yrs)1.34 (1.21, 1.49)1.2 (1, 1.45)
Male1.02 (0.52, 1.98)0.69 (0.22, 2.18)
Black versus white0.72 (0.6, 0.87)1.35 (1, 1.83)
Hispanic versus white0.82 (0.62, 1.08)0.38 (0.15, 0.95)
BMI0.95 (0.94, 0.97)0.89 (0.86, 0.92)
Smoking0.91 (0.75, 1.1)1.19 (0.84, 1.69)
Hypertension0.96 (0.8, 1.14)1.24 (0.92, 1.66)
Diabetes1.25 (1.02, 1.52)2.33 (1.67, 3.26)
DLD2.33 (1.98, 2.74)2.09 (1.57, 2.8)
COPD1.57 (1.26, 1.95)0.91 (0.58, 1.43)
Anemia1.58 (1.31, 1.89)1.49 (1.08, 2.07)
CKD1.62 (1.36, 1.92)1.99 (1.47, 2.71)
CAD1.74 (1.32, 2.28)1.81 (1.19, 2.73)
Stroke0.99 (0.6, 1.64)2.86 (1.48, 5.53)
PVD0.98 (0.63, 1.53)0.33 (0.12, 0.92)
Thromboembolism0.79 (0.11, 5.75)0.1 (0.01, 0.8)
Cancer1.52 (1.23, 1.87)1.55 (1.11, 2.18)
Drug abuse1.2 (1, 1.43)0.57 (0.36, 0.9)
Alcohol abuse1.12 (0.93, 1.35)1.05 (0.67, 1.65)
Major depression1.04 (0.82, 1.31)1.06 (0.66, 1.71)
CD4 count (per 100 clls/uL)0.9 (0.87, 0.93)0.92 (0.86, 0.97)
HCV treatment0.41 (0.27, 0.63)—
ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DLD: decompensated liver disease; PVD: peripheral vascular disease.