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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2010 Aug 24;24(13):2009–2017. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833b260a

Table 1.

Demographics of the 162 Children

Characteristics Total
N = 162		 Immune Reconstitution
Inflammatory Syndrome		 P-value
Yes
n = 62		 No
n = 100
Sex
   Female
   Male
93 (57.4)
69 (42.6)
29 (31)
33 (48)
64 (69)
36 (52)
0.023
Age
   6 – 12 months
   13 – 59 months
   5 – 12 years
   12 – 18 years
16 (9.9)
57 (35.2)
56 (34.6)
33 (20.4)
3 (4.8)
21 (37)
26 (46)
12 (36)
13(81)
36(63)
30(54)
21(64)
0.24
Scheduled visit
   Yes
   No
113 (69.8)
49 (30.2)
40(35)
22(45)
73(65)
27(55)
0.17
Duration on ART
   2 weeks – < 1 month
   1 month – < 3 months
   3 months – 6 months
51 (31.7)
25 (14.9)
86 (53.4)
28(55)
10(40)
24(28)
23(45)
15(60)
62(72)
0.007
Weight for age*
   < −2 SD below normal
   ≥ −2 SD below normal
57 (37)
97 (63)
21(37)
38(39)
36(63)
59(61)		 0.46
†Type of ART
   NNRTI based Regimen
   PI based Regimen
   Triple NRTI Regimen
147 (90.7)
9 (5.6)
6 (3.7)
53(36)
6(67)
3 (50)
94(64)
3(33)
3(50)
0.16
CD4+%, Pre-ART*
   ≤ 15%
   > 15%
112 (70.4)
47 (29.6)
49(44)
12(25)
63(56)
35(75)
0.033
WHO Clinical stage, Pre-ART
   I / II
   III / IV
44 (27.2)
118 (72.8)
15(34)
47(40)
29(66)
71(60)		 0.31
†

NNRTI = non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, PI = Protease Inhibitor, NRTI = Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

*

Six children were not assessed for nutritional status, and three were not assessed for the CD4+ levels