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. 2010 Jun 23;9:177. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-177

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristics HIV-uninfected* HIV-infected*
Number of subjects 517 292
Total person years of observation 1095 665
Median duration of follow up in yrs (range) 2.1(0.2-2.4) 2.4 (0-2.4)
Mean age in yrs at the start of follow-up (SD) 7.4 (2.7) 6.0(2.6)
Mean CD4 percent at start of follow-up (SD) N/A 23%(8.6)
Antiretroviral (ART) use during follow-up
 Total person years on ART N/A 275
 Number of participants on ART at start of follow-up N/A 76 (26%)
 Number of participants initiated on ART during follow-up N/A 65 (22%)

*All HIV-uninfected children were not receiving TS while all HIV-infected children were receiving daily TS