Table 1 summarizes the pre-cART characteristics of the 136 patients included in the cohort analysis.
Despite the fact that HBV/HCV coinfections may require specific considerations for cART, this characteristic was not associated with use of non-recommended treatments.
The postpartum women and controls were similar with regard to age, year and duration on cART (the matching characteristics) (Table 1).
Table 2 compares the characteristics at cART resumption of patients who received transient cART started during PHI and the baseline characteristics of patients who started treatment during CHI.
Table 1 shows the patient characteristics at cART initiation in patients included in the analysis and in all TAHOD patients who initiated cART with three or more drugs.
Characteristics of cART are (i) combination of three or more antiretroviral drugs, (ii) high impact of continuos administration (adherence) to avoid the development of viral resistance, (iii) high potential of drug-drug interactions between antiretrovirals or concomitant therapy, (iv) moderate to high potential for adverse events, and (v) requires durable life long intake.
Cox regression with time-dependent covariates was used to examine the effects of once-daily FDC era, clinical, provider, and treatment regimen characteristics on cART initiation.
Once-daily FDC availability did not change the likelihood of cART initiation, but other characteristics were associated with an increased likelihood: AIDS diagnosis, above-median daily pill consumption, and 16+ yrs of physician HIV experience.
Thus, while state bifurcations may indeed be a feature of savannas, the statistical characteristics of CART predictions preclude subsequent inference of discontinuities and alternate stable states as attempted by FA, HH and SA in savannas, and SH in boreal forest and taiga.
In the third stage, we used Classification and Regression Trees (CART) methodology to identify the characteristics of various homogeneous subgroups of women who were likely not to be retained.
The dynamic characteristics of a test cart are crucial to the successful identification of the frequencies of the bridge using the test cart.
