Table 1 Associations of baseline characteristics with the outcomes among 790 ART-eligible patients.
Variable | Started ART | Transferred | LTFU | Died | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 790) | 510 (64.6) | 26 (3.3) | 136 (17.2) | 118 (14.9) | |
Sex: (n = 790) | |||||
Male | 149 (59.4) | 5 (2.0) | 48 (19.1) | 49 (19.5) | 0.025 ‡ |
Female | 361 (67.0) | 21 (3.9) | 88 (16.3) | 69 (12.8) | |
Age: (n = 790) | |||||
Median in yrs (IQR) | 37 (30, 44) | 35 (28, 47) | 36 (29, 44) | 37 (31, 45) | 0.549§ |
<30 | 116 (62.7) | 8 (4.3) | 36 (19.5) | 25 (13.5) | 0.870‡ |
30 - 40 | 217 (66.1) | 10 (3.1) | 51 (15.6) | 50 (15.2) | |
>40 | 177 (63.9) | 8 (2.9) | 49 (17.7) | 43 (15.5) | |
HIV type: (n = 790) | |||||
HIV-1 | 419 (64.8) | 18 (2.8) | 114 (17.6) | 96 (14.8) | 0.526Ω |
HIV-2 | 66 (64.0) | 7 (6.8) | 15 (14.6) | 15 (14.6) | |
HIV-dual | 25 (62.5) | 1 (2.5) | 7 (17.5) | 7 (17.5) | |
CD4 count: (n = 788) | |||||
Median in cells/ml (IQR) | 150 (80, 240) | 235 (190, 290) | 130 (65, 200) | 95 (40, 172) | 0.0001 § |
<100 | 149 (57.8) | 2 (0.8) | 49 (19.0) | 58 (22.4) | <0.001‡ |
≥100 | 361 (68.1) | 24 (4.5) | 87 (16.4) | 58 (11.0) | |
Occupation: (n = 477) | |||||
Employed | 161 (61.9) | 9 (3.5) | 45 (17.3) | 45 (17.3) | 0.074‡ |
Unemployed | 154 (71.0) | 4 (1.8) | 37 (17.1) | 22 (10.1) | |
WHO stage: (n = 723) | |||||
1 or 2 | 425 (64.6) | 21 (3.2) | 115 (17.5) | 97 (14.7) | |
3 or 4 | 33 (50.8) | 3 (4.6) | 10 (15.4) | 19 (29.2) | 0.018 ‡ |