TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics by Sex
| Characteristics | Men (N = 831) | Women (N = 740) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) - Mean (S.D.) | 36.1 (8.8) | 34.2 (8.3) | < 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) – mean (s.d.) | 66.3 (13.6) | 58.5 (13.3) | <0.001 |
| BMI - Mean (S.D.) | 22.7 (3.7) | 23.6 (5.0) | < 0.001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) - Mean (S.D.) | 13.3 (1.9) | 11.5 (1.5) | < 0.001 |
| Albumin (g/dL) - Mean (S.D.) | 4.0 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Creatinine Clearance (mL/min) - Mean (S.D.) | 106.2 (34.2) | 100.5 (30.3) | < 0.001 |
| CD4+ lymphocytes (mm3) - Mean (S.D.) | 155.0 (86.3) | 169.8 (79.0) | < 0.001 |
| Plasma HIV-1 RNA (log10c/mL) - Mean (S.D.) | 5.1 (0.6) | 4.9 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Country strata - no. (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| Brazil | 148 (17.8) | 83 (11.2) | |
| Haiti | 52 (6.3) | 48 (6.5) | |
| India | 144 (17.3) | 111 (15.0) | |
| Malawi | 72 (8.7) | 149 (20.1) | |
| Peru | 89 (10.7) | 45 (6.1) | |
| South Africa | 69 (8.3) | 141 (19.1) | |
| Thailand | 45 (5.4) | 55 (7.4) | |
| United States | 172 (20.7) | 38 (5.1) | |
| Zimbabwe | 40 (4.8) | 70 (9.5) | |
| Baseline AIDS Diagnosis status - no. (%) | |||
| No prior AIDS dx reported | 733 (88.2) | 708 (95.7) | < 0.001 |
| Prior AIDS dx - not ongoing | 51 (6.1) | 17 (2.3) | |
| Prior AIDS dx - ongoing | 46 (5.5) | 15 (2.0) | |
| Karnofsky score - no. (%) | |||
| 100 | 302 (36) | 299 (40) | 0.07 |
| 90 | 462 (56) | 399 (54) | |
| 80 | 58 (7) | 40 (5) | |
| 70 | 9 (1) | 2 (0) | |
| HBV surface antigen - no. (%) | |||
| Positive | 55 (6.6) | 35 (4.7) | 0.16 |
| Any history of TB? - no. (%) | |||
| Yes | 150 (18.1) | 129 (17.2) | 0.7 |