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Table 4 Mortality rates stratified according to time-updated anaemia severity and CD4 cell count

From: The predictive value of current haemoglobin levels for incident tuberculosis and/or mortality during long-term antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a cohort study

 

Overall Mortality

Mortality in first 4 months of ART

Mortality after 4 months of ART

Mortality <6 months after incident TB diagnosis

 

Total number

PY at risk

Rate per 100 PYs (95%CI)

Total number

PY at risk

Rate per 100 PYs (95%CI)

Total number

PY at risk

Rate per 100 PYs (95%CI)

Total number

PY at risk

Rate per 100 PYs (95%CI)

Anaemia severity

            

None

48

4,415.7

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

8

140.6

5.7 (2.9-12.8)

40

4,275.1

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

3

71.5

4.2 (1.3-20.6)

Mild

45

1,270.3

3.5 (2.7-4.8)

12

126.5

9.5 (5.5-17.8)

33

1,143.8

2.9 (2.1-4.2)

5

40.8

12.3 (5.1-36.8)

Moderate

86

727.0

11.8 (9.5-14.8)

39

172.0

22.7 (16.7-31.5)

47

555.0

8.5 (6.3-11.5)

22

45.4

48.5 (32.0-76.0)

Severe

13

46.1

28.2 (16.5-51.5)

5

18.1

27.6 (11.7-80.5)

8

28.0

28.5 (14.4-63.6)

4

6.9

58.4 (22.9-190.9)

CD4 cell count (cells/uL)

            

≥500

13

1,809.0

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0

2.7

0

13

1,806.3

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

4

22.4

0

200-499

48

3,264.8

1.5 (1.1-2.0)

4

69.4

5.8 (2.2-20.6)

44

3,195.4

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

11

74.7

9.4 (4.5-22.4)

100-199

44

957.5

4.6 (3.4-6.3)

14

177.7

7.9 (4.8-14.0)

30

779.7

3.8 (2.7-5.6)

3

36.2

22.1 (10.7-50.9)

<100

87

427.9

20.3 (16.5-23.4)

46

207.4

22.2 (16.7-30.0)

41

220.5

18.6 (13.6-25.8)

5

31.2

60.9 (39.6-97.2)

Total

192

6,459.2

3.0 (2.6-3.5)

64

457.2

14.0 (11.0-18.1)

128

6,001.9

2.1 (1.8-2.6)

34

164.5

20.7 (14.8-29.7)