. 2023 Apr 20;15:157–171. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S408565

Table 3.

Distribution of Clinical Characteristics Among Adult Patients on ART in NEMMCSH, Southern Ethiopia from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2021 (n = 296)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Baseline CD4 count	<200 cells/mm3	83	28
Baseline CD4 count	≥200 cells/mm3	213	72
Baseline VL count	<10,000 copies/mL	271	91.6
Baseline VL count	≥10,000 copies/mL	25	8.4
Baseline WHO clinical stage	Stage-I and II	254	85.8
Baseline WHO clinical stage	Stage-III and IV	42	14.2
Baseline weight	≥50 kg	217	73.3
Baseline weight	<50 kg	79	26.7
Baseline BMI	<18.5 kg/m2	89	30.1
Baseline BMI	≥18.5 kg/m2	207	69.9
Baseline hg concentration level	≥12 mg/dl	268	90.5
Baseline hg concentration level	<12 mg/dl	28	9.5
Baseline functional status	Working	221	74.7
	Ambulatory	56	18.9
	Bedridden	19	6.4
Baseline TB screening result	Positive	91	30.7
Baseline TB screening result	Negative	205	69.3
TB treatment	Yes	86	29.1
TB treatment	No	5	1.7
Opportunistic infections at baseline	Yes	97	32.8
Opportunistic infections at baseline	No	199	67.2

Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass Index; CD4, Cluster of Differentiation 4; hg, Hemoglobin; WHO, World Health Organization; TB, Tuberculosis; VL, Viral Load.