Table 1. Patient characteristics at ART initiation.
| Characteristic | N = 1450 |
| Year of ART initiation: n (%) | |
| 2005–2006 | 458 (31.6) |
| 2007 | 461 (31.8) |
| 2008–2009 | 531 (36.6) |
| Gender: n (%) | |
| Male | 491 (33.9) |
| Female | 959 (66.1) |
| Age (years): median (range) | 40 (18–74) |
| Age <40 years: n (%) | 680 (46.9) |
| Age ≥40 years: n (%) | 738 (50.9) |
| Missing: n (%) | 32 (2.2) |
| Civil status: n (%) | |
| Single | 194 (13.4) |
| Married | 675 (46.6) |
| Widowed/divorced | 560 (38.6) |
| Missing | 21 (1.4) |
| Weight (kg): mean (SD) | 56.9 (13.6) |
| Weight <50: n (%) | 430 (29.7) |
| Weight ≥50: n (%) | 858 (59.2) |
| Missing: n (%) | 162 (11.2) |
| CD4 (cells/µL): median (IQR) | 150 (71–238) |
| CD4<50: n (%) | 85 (5.9) |
| CD4≥50<200: n (%) | 258 (17.8) |
| CD4≥200: n (%) | 182 (12.6) |
| Missing: n (%) | 925 (63.8) |
| TLC (cells/µl): median (IQR) | 1204 (840–1728) |
| TLC <1200: n (%) | 372 (25.7) |
| TLC ≥1200: n (%) | 74 (5.1) |
| Missing: n (%) | 1,004 (69.2) |
| Prior ART experience: n (%) | |
| Yes | 169 (11.7) |
| No | 1,257 (86.7) |
| Missing | 24 (1.6) |
| WHO stage at start: n (%) | |
| WHO stage 1–2 | 247 (17.0) |
| WHO stage 3 | 847 (58.4) |
| WHO stage 4 | 129 (8.9) |
| Missing | 227 (15.7) |
| Regimen at initiation: n (%) | |
| D4T-3TC-NVP | 1214 (83.7) |
| ZDV-3TC-NVP | 104 (7.2) |
| D4T-3TC-EFV | 76 (5.2) |
| ZDV-3TC-EFV | 51 (3.5) |
| Other | 5 (0.3) |
| Distance from clinic: n (%) | |
| <1 hour | 644 (44.4) |
| ≥1 hour <2 hours | 186 (12.8) |
| ≥2 hours | 111 (7.7) |
| Missing | 509 (35.1) |