Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics (total population: 44,829)

	N (%) or median (IQR)
Sex
Men	18,658 (42)
Women	26,171 (58)
Age
16-24	2,771 (6)
25-34	17,833 (40)
35-44	15,419 (34)
>44	8,806 (20)
CD4 COUNT at cART initiation
Median	116 (52, 178)
HIV RNA at cART initiation
Median	51,000 (13,000, 170,000)
Year of cART initiation
2003	1,317 (3)
2004	4,614 (10)
2005	7.988 (18)
2006	11,405 (25)
2007	9,606 (21)
2008	6,677 (15)
2009	3,222 (7)
Civil identification number present
Yes	21,033 (46)
No	23,796 (53)
Cohort
Aurum	16,415 (37)
Gugulethu	2,198 (5)
Hlabisa	7,411 (17)
Khayelitsha	5,845 (13)
Masiphumelele	517 (1)
McCord	2,791 (6)
Thembalethu	8,563 (19)
Tygerberg	1,089 (2)