Table 1 Frequency distribution and bivariate Cox regression analysis of the association between demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle variables and death of PLHIV complaining of cough, Recife, 2010
N (%) | HR (CI 95%) | P value | Proportionality test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
p value | ||||
Demographic variables | ||||
Sex | ||||
Female | 327 (40.9) | 1.0 | ||
Males | 473 (59.1) | 1.62 (1.0 – 2.5) | 0.031 | 0.3761 |
Age | ||||
Age groups | ||||
< 40 years | 437 (54.6) | 1.0 | ||
≥ 40 years | 363 (45.4) | 0.91 (0.6 – 1.4) | 0.643 | 0.1676 |
Socioeconomic variables | ||||
Literate | ||||
Yes | 678 (85.4) | 1.0 | ||
No | 116 (14.6) | 1.4 (0.8 – 2.3) | 0.198 | 0.7981 |
Individual monthly income (MW) | ||||
≥ 1 | 374 (47.5) | 1.0 | ||
< 1 | 413 (52.5) | 1.1 (0.9 – 1.4) | 0.272 | 0.2641 |
Employment | ||||
Yes | 191 (24.2) | 1.0 | ||
No | 599 (75.8) | 2.4 (1.3 – 4.6) | 0.006 | 0.6009 |
Lifestyle variables | ||||
Alcohol consumption | ||||
Abstainer | 497 (63.3) | 1.0 | 0.003 | |
Light drinker | 189 (24.1) | 0.4 (0.2 - 0.7) | ||
Heavy drinker | 99 (12.6) | 0.6 (0.3 - 1.2) | 0.193 | 0.3628 |
Smoking status | ||||
Never smoker | 296 (37.1) | 1.0 | ||
Former smoker | 180 (22.6) | 0.6 (0.3 - 1.2) | 0.159 | 0.3839 |
Current smoker | 322 (40.4) | 1.4 (0.9 - 2.1) | 0.170 | |
Illicit drug use | ||||
Never | 553 (69.5) | 1.0 | ||
Past or current | 243 (30.5) | 1.0 (0.6 - 1.5) | 0.904 | 0.2202 |