TABLE 1.
Characteristics of HIV-1–infected mothers and their EU infants by feeding as randomized and as practiced1
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Feeding as randomized |
Feeding as practiced |
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| BF(n = 164) | FF(n = 174) | BF(n = 196) | Never BF(n = 142) | |
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| Age, y | 24 (21, 27) | 24 (21, 26) | 23 (21, 27) | 24 (21, 27) |
| Height, cm | 158 (154, 163) | 158 (155, 163) | 158 (154, 163) | 159 (155, 163) |
| CD4 cell count, cells/ μL | 392 (262, 552) | 419 (275, 541) | 410 (285, 559) | 390 (261, 524) |
| HIV RNA viral load, log10 | 4.7 (4.1, 5.2) | 4.6 (3.9, 5.1) | 4.6 (4.0, 5.1) | 4.7 (4.0, 5.2) |
| Gravidity ≥2, % (n) | 64 (105) | 71 (123) | 64 (126) | 72 (102) |
| Married, % (n) | 74 (121) | 79 (137) | 76 (148) | 78 (110) |
| ≤8 y of education, % (n) | 50 (82) | 50 (87) | 51 (99) | 49 (70) |
| Randomization arm, % (n) | ||||
| Breastfeeding | — | — | 79 (155) | 6 (9) |
| Formula feeding | — | — | 21 (41) | 94 (133) |
| Infant characteristics | ||||
| Female, % (n) | 50 (82) | 43 (75) | 49 (95) | 44 (62) |
| Birth WAZ | −0.28 (−0.96, 0.34) | −0.29 (−1.16, 0.51) | −0.10 (−0.96, 0.36) | −0.30 (−1.18, 0.36) |
| Birth WLZ | 0.48 (−0.34, 1.22) | 0.48 (−0.50, 1.22) | 0.47 (−0.46, 1.34) | 0.50 (−0.44, 1.22) |
| Birth LAZ | −0.67 (−1.69, 0.06) | −1.00 (−1.69, 0.06) | −0.63 (−1.69, 0.06) | −1.00 (−1.75, −0.08) |
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Values are median (IQR) or percentage ( ). BF, breastfeeding; EU, HIV-1–exposed, uninfected; FF, formula feeding; LAZ, length-for-age Z-score; WAZ, weight-for-age Z-score; WLZ, weight-for-length Z-score.