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Table 1 Socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics of children in the study

From: Association between lymphocyte and monocyte subsets and cognition in children with HIV

Characteristic

N (%) or Median (IQR)

Age

9 (7 – 10) years

Proportion of females

45 (67%)

Thai ethnicity

67 (100%)

Height for age z-score

−1.28 (−1.88, -0.68)

Weight for age z-score

−1.1 (−1.66, -0.57)

Weight for height z-score

−0.3 (−0.92, 0.14)

CDC disease classification

  N

1 (2%)

  A

45 (67%)

  B

21 (31%)

CD4 percent

21 (18 – 24)%

Log10 plasma HIV-RNA (copies/mL)

4.6 (4.1 – 4.9)

Transmission route

Perinatal infection

67 (100%)

Exposure to nevirapine for PMTCT

6 (9%)

Income

  Very low

8 (11.9)

  Low

18 (26.9)

  Average

25 (37.3)

  Above average

2 (3.0)

  Unknown

14 (20.9)

Primary caregiver

  Parent

30 (44.8)

  Grandparent

12 (17.9)

  Aunt/Uncle

9 (13.4)

  Orphanage

11 (16.4)

  Step father/mother or foster mother

3 (4.5)

  Others

2 (3.0)

Education of primary caregiver

  None

9 (13.4)

  Elementary

36 (53.7)

  High/vocational

15 (22.4)

  Bachelor

7 (10.5)

  1. PMTCT prevention of mother to child transmission.