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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of HIV infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy

From: Predictors of mortality among HIV infected patients taking antiretroviral treatment in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

 

All patients, ¥N (%)

Patients with CD4 count≤200 (n = 1149)

Patients with CD4 count>200 (n = 361)

Sex

 Male

574 (37.3)

431 (37.6)

131 (36.3)

 Female

963 (62.5)

715 (62.4)

230 (63.7)

Age (Median, IQR)

32 (28–40)

32 (28.0–40.0)

35 (28.0–40.0)

Religion

   

 Muslim

305 (19.8)

220 (19.1)

76 (21.1)

 Orthodox

1074 (69.9)

812 (70.7)

241 (66.8)

 Protestant

144 (9.4)

103 (9.0)

41 (11.4)

 Others

14 (0.9)

14 (1.2)

3 (0.8)

Education

 No education

261 (17.0)

185 (16.1)

67 (18.6)

 Primary

681 (44.3)

490 (42.7)

178 (49.3)

 Secondary

500 (32.5)

391 (34.1)

102 (28.3)

 Tertiary

96 (6.2)

81 (7.1)

14 (3.9)

Marital status

 Never Married

287 (18.6)

217 (18.9)

65 (18.0)

 Married

606 (39.4)

475 (41.4)

124 (34.3)

 Separated

288 (18.7)

206 (17.9)

74 (20.5)

 Divorced

116 (7.5)

89 (7.8)

22 (6.1)

 Widowed

242 (15.7)

161 (14.0)

76 (21.1)

Occupation

   

 Merchant

75 (7.4)

60 (7.7)

15 (6.7)

 Gov. Employee

157 (15.5)

122 (15.6)

33 (14.8)

 Non-Gov. Employee

41 (4.1)

34 (4.4)

7 (3.1)

 Day Laborer

174 (17.2)

130 (16.7)

44 (19.7)

 Job-less

402 (39.7)

303 (38.8)

94 (42.2)

 Other

163 (16.2)

131 (16.8)

30 (13.5)

Past co-trimoxazole treatment

 Yes

758 (49.2)

576 (50.1)

171 (47.4)

 No

782 (50.8)

573 (49.9)

190 (52.6)

WHO stage at baseline

 Stage I

92 (6.0)

76 (6.7)

15 (4.2)

 Stage II

348 (22.7)

282 (24.7)

63 (17.5)

 Stage III

890 (58.2)

633 (55.5)

239 (66.6)

 Stage IV

200 (13.1)

150 (13.1)

42 (11.7)

Baseline CD4 count, median (IQR)

135 (76.0–198.3)

107 (64.0–154.0)

253 (223.3–304.0)

Weight at baseline in kgs, median (IQR)

50.0 (44.0–56.0)

50 (44.0–56.0)

50 (45.0–57.0)

  1. ¥Number and percentages unless indicated otherwise. IQR, inter-quartile rage.