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. 2013 Jan 2;8(1):e53022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053022

Table 1. Baseline social, demographic and clinical characteristics of patients on ART in an ambulatory HIV care program in western Kenya, by TB status.

Baseline Characteristics TB/HIV co-infectedpatients on ART N = 5,186 HIV-infected patientson ART N = 16,056 Absolute or % Difference (95% CIof difference1)
Age (years)
Median (IQR) 37.0 (31.4, 43.4) 37.7 (31.6, 44.5) 0.70 (0.414, 1.000)
Male Gender 2,406 (46.4%) 5,600 (34.9%) 0.115 (0.010, 0.131)
N = 4,927 N = 15,066
Employed Outside Home 1,188 (24.1%) 3,258 (21.6%) 0.025 (0.011, 0.039)
Post-Primary (>8 years) Education N = 4,635 N = 14,040
2,035 (43.9%) 5,677 (40.4%) 0.035 (0.018, 0.051)
Clinic Location
Urban 2,724 (52.5%) 7,676 (47.8%) 0.047 (0.032, 0.063)
CD4 count (cells/ml) at ART start N = 3,586 N = 12,673
Median (IQR) 77 (29, 146) 109 (47, 175) 32.5 (25.85, 33.51)
CD4 count (cells/ml) at ART start N = 3,586 N = 12,673
0–49 1,330 (37.1%) 3,292 (26.0%) 0.111 (0.081, 0.141)2
50–199 1,810 (50.5%) 7,284 (57.5%) −0.070 (−0.096, −0.044)
≥200 446 (12.4%) 2,097 (16.6%) −0.041 (−0.076, −0.007)
Weight (Kg) at ART start N = 5,285 N = 15,867
Median (IQR) 52.5 (46, 59) 55 (48.5, 62) 2.5 (2.374, 3.031)
BMI N = 4,579 N = 14,241
Median (IQR) 18.7 (16.9, 20.7) 19.8 (17.8, 22.1) 1.1 (1.123, 1.341)
ADE3 (overall) 736 (14.2%) 1,317 (8.2%)
CD4 (cells/ml) at ART start N = 3,586 N = 12,673 0.06 (0.049, 0.070)
0–49 244 (18.4%) 415 (12.6%) 1.275 (1.027, 1.581)
50–199 237 (13.1%) 439 (6.1%) 1.100 (0.886, 1.364)
≥200 55 (12.3%) 194 (9.3%) 0.503 (0.359, 0.698)
Perfect Adherence to ART N = 4,838 N = 14,777
3,852 (79.6%) 11,590 (78.4%) 0.012 (−0.001, 0.025)
1

Difference between proportions (categorical variables) or means (continuous variables) of TB versus non-TB group.

2

Difference in the proportion of subjects with CD4<50 cells/ml in the TB versus the non-TB group.

3

Patients presenting with an AIDS-defining event (other than extra-pulmonary TB) 3 months prior and 2 months after ART initiation (some CD4 data are missing).