Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study cohort.

Variable	Clade A1 (n = 150)	Clade D (n = 54)	P value
Mean age, years (median, IQR)	35 (30–39)	32 (27–38)	0.32
Kenyan	25.5%	14.8%	0.13
Follow-up, days (median, IQR)	2,438 (1,309–3,824)	2,057 (972–3,230)	0.159
CD4 count at baseline (median, IQR)	576 (453–740)	516 (413–689)	0.133
No. of CD4 counts (median, IQR)	11 (6–16)	8.5 (4–15)	0.077
Protective HLA	29.1%	18.9%	0.20
% with VL data	48.7%	35.2%	0.11
Average log10 copies/ml (VL; median, IQR)	3.74 (3.02–4.48)	3.95 (3.53–4.91)	0.186