Table 2 Baseline comparison of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of 427 patients initiated on ART at JCRC, during 2002–2006

Sex (%)

   Male

59(42.8)

103(35.3)

0.137

   Female

79(57.2)

187(64.7)

Age (years)

   Mean (SD)

40(11)

40(10)

0.331

Occupation (%)*

   Salaried

36(27.1)

105(37.5)

0.185

   Non-salaried

55(41.4)

106(37.9)

   Peasant

6(4.5)

11(3.9)

   Unemployed

36(27.1)

58(20.7)

Education (%)*

   None

24(17.8)

54(19.1)

0.380

   Primary

51(37.8)

88(30.9)

   Post-Primary

60(44.4)

142(50.0)

Residence by district (%)*

   Inside Kampala

78(58.7)

136(51.5)

0.178

   Outside Kampala

55(41.4)

128(48.5)

Marital status (%)*

   Married

57(42.5)

105(38.8)

0.818

   Single

40(29.9)

88(32.5)

   Widowed

23(17.2)

53(19.6)

   Separated/divorced

14(10.5)

25(9.1)

CD4 (cells/μl)

   Median (IQR)

74(28, 75)

147(64, 240)

0.001

Viral load (copies log10/ml)

   Median (IQR)

6.8(6.0, 12.1)

6.0(6.0, 11.6)

0.256

TLC ^† (cells/mm ³ ) × 10 ³

   Median (IQR)

1.8(1.3, 2.6)

1.9(1.3, 2.6)

0.409

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

   Median (IQR)

11.6(10.4, 13.5)

12.1(10.4, 13.5)

0.277

Adherence (%)*

   Median (IQR)

60(0, 100)^a

95(20, 100)^b

0.001

WHO stage (%)

   1

0(0)

15(6.6)

0.001

   2

0(0)

105(46.3)

   3

0(0)

107(47.1)

   4

138(100.0)

0(0)

Weight (kg)

   Median (IQR)

57.0(18.8, 65.8)

60.0(53.0, 72.0)

0.001

ART regimen (%)

   Non-protease inhibitor-based

119(86.2)

264(91.4)

0.104

   Protease inhibitor-based

19(13.8)

25(8.6)