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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all adult patients

From: Comparison of predictors for early and late mortality in adults commencing HIV antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe: a retrospective cohort study

 

No mortality (n = 2773)

All mortality (n = 266)

p value

Early mortality (n = 134)

Late mortality (n = 132)

p value

Age (years)

36.0 (29.0, 42.0)

39.0 (32.0, 48.0)

< 0.01

39.0 (29.0, 42.0)

39.0 (32.0, 47.8)

0.78

Sex (female—n)

1753 (63%)

135 (51%)

< 0.01

69 (51%)

66 (50%)

0.81

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 12.5

22.0 ± 5.4

< 0.01

21.2 ± 4.7

23.4 ± 6.3

0.02

WHO stage (n)

Stage I: 1351 (51%)

Stage II: 559 (21%)

Stage III: 512 (19%)

Stage IV: 241 (9%)

Stage I: 41 (17%)

Stage II: 45 (18%)

Stage III: 82 (33%)

Stage IV: 79 (32%)

< 0.01

Stage I: 19 (15%)

Stage II: 20 (16%)

Stage III: 43 (34%)

Stage IV: 45 (35%)

Stage I: 21 (18%)

Stage II: 26 (22%)

Stage III: 38 (32%)

Stage IV: 34 (28%)

0.48

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

130.5 ± 28.6

124.3 ± 29.0

< 0.01

123.0 ± 32.2

125.7 ± 25.5

0.46

eGFR < 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n)

187 (7%)

35 (13%)

< 0.01

23 (17%)

12 (9%)

0.05

CD4 count (cells/µL)

290.2 ± 222.5

165.1 ± 172.9

< 0.01

141.9 ± 161.3

188.9 ± 181.5

0.03

CD4 count

286 (10%)

83 (31%)

< 0.01

52 (39%)

31 (23%)

0.01

Proteinuria (n)

265 (9%)

79 (30%)

< 0.01

44 (36%)

35 (28%)

0.20

Diabetes Mellitus (n)

62 (2%)

11 (4%)

0.05

4 (3%)

7 (5%)

0.34

Hypertension (n)

462 (17%)

31 (12%)

0.03

9 (7%)

22 (17%)

0.01

  1. Values are expressed as number (%), median (IQR), or mean ± SD
  2. BMI body mass index; WHO World Health Organization; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate