Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants comparing individuals with and without HIV-associated dementia.

	Overall (n = 30)	No dementia (n = 24)	HIV-associated dementia (n = 6)
Demographic Characteristics
Age [mean (SD)]	39 (10)	47 (6.8)	37 (10)
Male [% (n)]	57% (17)	50% (12)	83% (5)
Marital Status [% (n)]
Never Married	13% (4)	17% (4)	0%
Married	63% (19)	54% (13)	83% (5)
Widowed	20% (6)	21% (5)	17% (1)
Divorced/separated	4% (1)	4% (1)	0%
Highest level of education achieved [% (n)]
Less than primary	23% (7)	21% (5)	33% (2)
At least primary	27% (8)	29% (7)	17% (1)
Secondary	37% (11)	42% (10)	17% (1)
More than secondary	14% (4)	12% (2)	33% (2)
Socio-economic status
Electricity in dwelling [% (n)]	37% (11)	38% (9)	33% (2)
Running water in dwelling [% (n)]	13% (4)	13% (3)	17% (1)
Selected clinical characteristics
WHO Stage currently [% (n)]
Stage 1	13% (4)	13% (3)	17% (1)
Stage 2	27% (8)	29% (7)	17% (1)
Stage 3	37% (11)	33% (8)	50% (3)
Stage 4	23% (7)	25% (6)	17 (1)
Nadir CD4 cell count [mean (SD)]	198 (150)	215 (157)	127 (103)
Current CD4 cell count [mean (SD)]	323 (211)	337 (227)	268 (134)
Moderate to severe depression [%(n)] *	23% (7)	21% (5)	33% (2)
Functional Status Measures
Karnovsky Performance Scale [mean (SD)]Range (0–100)	92 (20)	92 (22)	91 (4.1)
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)[mean (SD)] Range (0–4)	4 (0)	4 (0)	4 (0)
Independent ADL [mean (SD)] Range (0–8)	7.8 (0.7)	7.8 (0.7)	8 (0)
Physical Function[mean (SD)] Range (0–100)	89(19)	97 (4)	87 (201)
Role Limitation due to Physical Function [mean (SD)] Range (0–100)	82 (5.1)	80 (31)	89 (16)
Patient assessment of own functioning inventory (PAOFI)† [mean (SD)] Range (0–165)	12 (14)	13 (15)	12 (5.9)

^* Score ≥10 on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9);

^† PAOFI- a score of 0 reflects no impairment.