Table 1. Median Baseline Characteristics of Deaths and Matched Controls.
| Deaths (n = 187) | Controls (n = 359) | p-valuea | |
| Age (25th, 75th %ile) | 35 (32, 39) | 35 (32, 38) | NA |
| Sex (% female) | 31 | 31 | NA |
| BMI (kg/m2) (25th, 75th %ile) | 20.5 (18.3, 23.4) | 22.3 (19.5, 25.7) | 0.0001 |
| CD4+ count (cells/mm3) (25th, 75th %ile) | 39 (9, 102) | 42 (14, 110) | NA |
| Log10 HIV RNA (25th, 75th %ile) | 5.29 (4.92, 5.56) | 5.25 (4.87, 5.61) | 0.68 |
| Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (% positive) | 8.6 | 5.3 | 0.11 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) (25th, 75th %ile) | 70 (59, 86) | 72 (61, 84) | 0.18 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) (25th, 75th %ile) | 11.2 (9.7, 12.5) | 12.2 (11, 13.6) | <0.0001 |
| Platelet (×109/L) (25th, 75th %ile) | 264 (185, 334) | 224 (174, 284) | 0.0003 |
| SGOT (IU/L) (25th, 75th %ile) | 42 (31, 60) | 37 (29, 54) | 0.04 |
| SGPT (IU/L) (25th, 75th %ile) | 31 (22, 52) | 29 (21, 44) | 0.18 |
| WBC count (×109/L) (25th, 75th %ile) | 4.1 (3.1, 6.1) | 3.6 (2.8, 4.7) | <0.0001 |
a
p-value obtained from univariate conditional logistic model. NA = not applicable as characteristic was a matching factor.