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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Nov;32(11):10.1097/INF.0b013e31829e4d06. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829e4d06

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics and Outcome by Age.

Characteristic Total
(N=998)
Age ≤2
(N=461)
Age >2
(N=537)
P-Value
Gender male 455 (46%) 213 (46%) 242 (45%) 0.750*
female 543 (54%) 248 (54%) 295 (55%)
Race Black 607 (61%) 284 (62%) 323 (60%) 0.430*
Hispanic 247 (25%) 106 (23%) 141 (26%)
White/Other 144 (14%) 71 (15%) 73 (14%)
Age (years) at randomization Mean (s.d.) 3.78 (3.84) 0.90 (0.49) 6.25 (3.75)
Min, Max 0.12, 17.98 0.12, 1.99 2.00, 17.98
Median 2.34 0.78 5.24
baseline CD4 count/mm3 Mean (s.d.) 978 (838) 1,391 (997) 627 (430) <.001**
Median 775 1,259 583
baseline CD4 percent Mean (s.d.) 23.7 (12.0) 26.7 (12.4) 21.2 (11.0) <.001**
Median 24.0 26.8 22
baseline plasma HIV RNA copies/ml Mean (s.d.) 865,899 (2,458,260) 1,669,496 (3,410,391) 177,358 (490,909) <.001**
Median 139,738 470,317 53,709
Months of follow-up for progression Mean (s.d.) 19.36 (10.61) 19.23 (10.35) 19.47 (10.84) 0.868**
Min, Max 0.23, 46.71 0.23, 46.71 0.33, 45.92
Median 18.36 18.19 18.39
Primary endpoint = 1, else 0 0 859 (86%) 372 (81%) 487 (91%) <.001*
1 139 (14%) 89 (19%) 50 (9%)
Primary end points(death, opportunistic infection (OI), weight growth failure) Death 48 (5%) 44 (10%) 4 (1%)
≥2 OIs 8 (1%) 4 (1%) 4 (1%)
Weight Growth Failure 83 (8%) 41 (9%) 42 (8%)
*

Fisher's Exact Test

**

Wilcoxon Test