Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants and those who were lost to follow-up
Characteristic | HIV-negative | HIV-positive | LTFU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV-negative | HIV-positive | |||
N (%) | 274 (100%) | 243 (100%) | 36 (14.6%) | 35 (14.4%) |
Wave 1 | 266 (97.1%) | 169 (69.5%) | 34 | 21 |
Wave 2 | 214 (78.1%) | 201 (82.7%) | 2 | 14 |
Wave 3 | 205 (74.8%) | 200 (82.3%) | – | – |
Female sex | 98 (35.8%) | 102 (42.0%) | 12 (16.9%) | 16 (22.5%) |
Married | 95 (34.7%) | 79 (32.5%) | 7 (9.9%) | 10 (14.1%) |
Hypertensive | 51 (18.6%) | 20 (8.2%) | 14 (19.7%) | 4 (5.6%) |
ART | 0 (%) | 155 (63.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 26 (74.3%) |
Age at entry; median (IQR) | 69.2 (60–77) | 56.6 (53–62) | 69 (60–78) | 57 (52–63) |