Table 1. Baseline characteristics and mortality according to quartiles of inclusion suPAR.
| Characteristic | 1st suPAR Quartile(1.7–4.3) | 2nd suPAR Quartile(4.3–5.9) | 3rd suPAR Quartile(5.9–8.4) | 4th suPAR Quartile(8.4–54) | Total Range(1.7–54) | p-value | |||||
| No. of subjects | 69 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 278 | ||||||
| Median Age years* | 34 | (20–60) | 32 | (18–63) | 33 | (19–60) | 32 | (21–62) | 33 | (19–61) | 0.66 |
| Male | 40 | (58%) | 45 | (64%) | 45 | (65%) | 46 | (66%) | 176 | (63%) | 0.76 |
| Female | 29 | (42%) | 25 | (36%) | 24 | (35%) | 24 | (34%) | 102 | (37%) | |
| HIV-1 | 12 | (17%) | 9 | (13%) | 20 | (29%) | 24 | (34%) | 65 | (23%) | <0.001 |
| HIV-2 | 6 | (9%) | 8 | (11%) | 9 | (13%) | 4 | (6%) | 27 | (10%) | |
| HIV negatives | 49 | (71%) | 49 | (70%) | 37 | (54%) | 26 | (37%) | 161 | (58%) | |
| Missing | 2 | (3%) | 4 | (6%) | 3 | (4%) | 16 | (23%) | 25 | (9%) | |
| Smear-positive | 41 | (59%) | 58 | (83%) | 53 | (77%) | 56 | (80%) | 208 | (75%) | 0.007 |
| Smear-negative | 28 | (41%) | 12 | (17%) | 16 | (23%) | 14 | (20%) | 70 | (25%) | |
*
Median and 5%–95% percentiles. P-value calculated by Kruskal-Wallis test.