Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients
| Variable | Total (N=466) | Primary school or less (N=72) | Some secondary school (N=206) | Completed secondary school (N=148) | Attended College or University (N=40) | P Value | P Value h (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age - yr. | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||||
| Mean a | 34±7.9 | 40.1±8.9 | 35.1±7.6 | 31.4±6.2 | 31.1±6.9 | ||
| Range | 18–59 | 34–46 | 30–39 | 27–35 | 26–35 | ||
| Male sex - no. (%) | 156 (33.5) | 24 (33.3) | 79 (38.4) | 44 (29.7) | 9 (22.5) | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| Black race - no. (%) b | 457 (98.3) | 70 (98.6) | 201 (97.6) | 146 (98.7) | 40 (100.0) | 0.95 | 0.59 |
| Occupation - no. (%) b | |||||||
| Scholar/Student | 10 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (17.5) | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Employed (self, fulltime, and part-time) | 193 (41.5) | 28 (38.9) | 80 (39.0) | 62 (41.9) | 23 (57.5) | ||
| Unemployed | 256 (55.1) | 44 (61.1) | 119 (58.1) | 83 (56.1) | 10 (25.0) | ||
| Other | 6 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Median no. of children (IQR) c | 2 (1.0–3.0) | 2 (1.0–4.0) | 2 (1.0–3.0) | 1 (1.0–2.0) | 1 (1.0–2.0) | <0.01 | 0.04 |
| History of tuberculosis - no. (%) d | 228 (49.7) | 31 (43.7) | 101 (50) | 75 (51.4) | 21 (52.5) | 0.72 | 0.44 |
| Karnofsky performance score - no. (%) e | |||||||
| 90 or 100 | 386 (83.2) | 60 (83.3) | 166 (81.0) | 128 (86.5) | 32 (82.1) | 0.79 | 0.06 |
| 70 or 80 | 76 (16.4) | 12 (16.7) | 38 (18.5) | 19 (12.8) | 7 (18.0) | ||
| <70 | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Median CD4+ count (IQR) - cells/mm3 f | 104 (46–156) | 86 (49–162) | 113 (59–158) | 89 (40–153) | 78 (30–141) | 0.06 | 0.59 |
| Mean log viral load (SD) - copies/ml g | 5.1 (0.79) | 5.3 (0.62) | 5.1 (0.76) | 5.2 (0.86) | 4.9 (0.94) | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| WHO stage 4 HIV infection - no. (%) | 61 (13.1) | 8 (11.1) | 20 (9.7) | 28 (18.9) | 5 (12.5) | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| TB at baseline or during follow-up - no. (%) | 128 (27.5) | 23 (31.9) | 58 (28.2) | 38 (25.7) | 9 (22.5) | 0.69 | 0.61 |
Abbreviations: IQR (interquartile range), SD (standard deviation)
a
Plus–minus values are means ± standard deviation.
b
Data on race and occupation were not available for 1 patient.
c
Data on median number of children were not available for 33 patients.
d
Data on history of TB were not available for 7 patients.
e
The Karnofsky performance score is a measure of the patient’s general condition and degree of autonomy on a scale ranging from 0 to 100, with lower numbers indicating poorer function. Data were not available for 2 patients.
f
CD4+ count at baseline were not available for 8 patients.
g
Log viral load at baseline were not available for 62 patients.
h
P Value adjusted for other variables displayed in the table.