Table 3: Conditional risk model evaluating the effect of covariates on time to recovery.

 Patient characteristics

Hazard Ratio

P-value

[95% Confidence Interval]

Start regimen

TDF + 3TC + EFV

Ref

     

TDF + 3TC + LVP\r

0.9

0.719

0.52

1.58

TDF + 3TC + NVP

0.89

0.343

0.7

1.13

Gender

Female

Ref

     

Male

0.68

0.013

0.51

0.92

Age group

       

Pediatric

Ref

     

Adult

0.66

0.029

0.46

0.96

CD4 count

Low

Ref

     

Normal

0.91

0.421

0.72

1.14

Hemoglobin level

Low

Ref

     

Normal

0.78

0.054

0.61

1

ALT/GPT levels

1.01

0.044

1

1.01

Viral Load

Undetectable VL

Ref

     

< 1000 copies

0.91

0.654

0.6

1.37

> 1000 copies

1.08

0.601

0.81

1.42