Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the Sinikithemba paediatric cohort

Demography	[n (%)]
Children	151
Female	77 (51.0%)
Age
< 3 years	39 (25.8%)
3–5 years	43 (28.5%)
6–8 years	43 (28.5%)
≥ 9 years	26 (17.2%)
Median years [range]	5.7 [.3–15.4]
Parent status	[n (%)]
Two parents alive	67 (44.4%)
Only father living	19 (12.6%)
Only mother living	27 (17.9%)
Neither parent living	38 (25.1%)
WHO clinical stage [n (%)]	[n (%)]
Stage 1	26 (17.2%)
Stage 2	19 (12.6%)
Stage 3	72 (47.7%)
Stage 4	34 (22.5%)
Anthropometry	Median (IQR)
Weight-for-age Z-score	-1.9 (-3.6 to -0.9)
Height-for-age Z-score	-2.2 (-3.0 to -1.1)
CD4 lymphocyte %	[n (%)]
< 5%	52 (35.6%)
5%-9%	36 (24.7%)
10%-14%	28 (19.2%)
15%-24%	26 (17.8%)
> 25%	4 (2.7%)
Median CD4% (IQR)	7.4 (2.1–13.7)
Laboratory values	Median (IQR)
Albumin (g/L)	30.0 (26.0–35.0)
ALT (IU/L)	18.0 (14.0–28.3)
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	10.1 (8.9–11.0)
Tuberculosis	[n (%)]
Present	50 (33.1%)
Other opportunistic infections	[n (%)]
Chronic gastroenteritis	52 (34.4%)
Pneumonia	13 (8.6%)
Oesophageal candidiasis	13 (8.6%)
PCP	11 (7.3%)
Cryptococcal meningitis	1 (0.7%)
CMV retinitis	0
Toxoplosmosis	0