Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 203 patients with HIV/AIDS.

	HIV-TB (n = 123)	HIV (n = 80)
Age (yrs)	36 ± 10	35 ± 9
Sex (% male)	80*	59*
BMI (kg/m2)	19 ± 4.5	19.6 ± 3.8
CD4 (cells/μl)	137 (72–222)†	198 (93–238)†
Plasma VL (log10 copies/ml)	5.23 (4.79–5.65)	5.09 (4.55–5.65)

BMI: body mass index; VL: viral load

Age and BMI are presented as mean ± SD; gender as % of male and CD4 cell counts and viral load as median and IQR

*P = .001

^† P = .038.