Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 1236 pregnant women by CPT exposure status.
| Characteristic | CPT-unexposed* (N = 468) |
CPT-exposed* (N = 768) |
Total population (N = 1236) |
P value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | ||||
| Median | 25 | 26 | 26 | 0.40 |
| Interquartile range | (22−29) | (23−30) | (23−30) | |
| CD4 at screening (cells/µL) | ||||
| Median | 350 | 362 | 357 | <0.01 |
| Interquartile range | (276−421) | (303−429) | (295−427) | |
| Maternal education (% >primary)‡ | 38.5 | 35.3 | 36.5 | 0.26 |
| Married (%) | 91.7 | 92.5 | 92.2 | 0.62 |
| Mother's first pregnancy (%) | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 0.99 |
*Women were considered CPT-unexposed if they gave birth before 13 June 2006; women were considered CPT-exposed if they had their second prenatal visit after 15 August 2006.
† P values based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and chi-square test for binary variables, comparing CPT-exposed and CPT-unexposed groups.
‡Level of education was missing for one mother.