Table 2

Adjusted risks of outcomes associated with the hepatitis coinfection*

Outcome

Ratio or coefficient

95% confidence interval

p

Hepatotoxicity

Grade ≥2^†

2.94

1.49-5.81

0.002

Grade ≥3^†

2.18

0.61-7.75

0.2

Highest grade^‡

1.83

1.28-2.60

0.001

CD4 cell count increase^||

Primary slope

0.02

-0.20 to 0.24

0.9

Secondary slope^¶

-0.04

-0.38 to 0.31

0.8

Quadratic effect^¶

0.00

-0.00 to 0.01

0.8

Viral load < 400 copies/mL^†

1.00

0.68-1.47

0.9

Death^†

0.52

0.14-1.93

0.3

Death or new AIDS-defining event^†

0.37

0.11-1.29

0.1

* Coinfected patients versus monoinfected patients. ^† Cox regression. ^‡ Poisson regression. ^|| Mixed-effect linear regression of the square root-transformed CD4 cell count. ^¶ From 6 months to 24 months, combined with the primary slope.

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