Table 1.
Characteristics of patients starting cART by country and World Bank income groups.
| Country | No. of patients
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Median age in years (IQR)
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Median calendar year of starting cART (IQR)
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Median CD4 cell count at start of cART in cells/μl (IQR)
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| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
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Low income
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| Benin | 413 | 298 | 33.8 | 40.1 | 2005 | 2005 | 119 | 90 |
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| Burkina Faso | 822 | 348 | 35.7 | 41.3 | 2007 | 2006 | 182 | 137.5 |
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| Burundi | 332 | 139 | 36.4 | 43.0 | 2009 | 2009 | 209.5 | 157 |
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| Cambodia | 107 | 110 | 33.8 | 36.6 | 2005 | 2005 | 103 | 70.5 |
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| DR Congo | 1828 | 800 | 38.5 | 43.3 | 2008 | 2008 | 145 | 139.5 |
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| Gambia | 140 | 77 | 37.4 | 45.0 | 2006 | 2006 | 160 | 130 |
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| Haiti | 780 | 668 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 2004 | 2004 | 115.5 | 92.5 |
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| Kenya | 19454 | 10571 | 35.2 | 39.6 | 2007 | 2006 | 135 | 109 |
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| Malawi | 4337 | 3365 | 33.3 | 37.2 | 2008 | 2008 | 150 | 122 |
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| Mali | 1020 | 650 | 32.7 | 40.2 | 2006 | 2006 | 134 | 101 |
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| Mozambique | 284 | 177 | 32.1 | 37.5 | 2008 | 2008 | 242 | 204 |
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| Rwanda | 1500 | 521 | 33.8 | 38.0 | 2006 | 2007 | 218 | 183 |
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| Tanzania | 2168 | 1050 | 36.5 | 41.4 | 2007 | 2007 | 107 | 106 |
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| Uganda | 4229 | 2552 | 34.2 | 38.3 | 2007 | 2007 | 130 | 114 |
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| Zimbabwe | 3112 | 1388 | 37.1 | 39.7 | 2009 | 2009 | 133 | 96 |
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| Overall | 40526 | 22714 | 35.1 (29 - 41) | 39.4 (33 - 46) | 2007 (2006 - 2008) | 2007 (2006 - 2008) | 139 (65 - 213) | 113 (40 - 186) |
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Lower middle income
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| Cameroon | 1821 | 829 | 33.9 | 39.3 | 2009 | 2009 | 158 | 139 |
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| Côte d’Ivoire | 8531 | 4857 | 34.5 | 41.1 | 2006 | 2005 | 156 | 125 |
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| Honduras | 101 | 159 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 2005 | 2005 | 120 | 98 |
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| India | 91 | 364 | 31.9 | 34.1 | 2004 | 2003 | 177 | 129.5 |
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| Indonesia | 92 | 227 | 29.1 | 31.4 | 2008 | 2008 | 89.5 | 45 |
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| Nigeria | 4728 | 2678 | 41.2 | 41.3 | 2006 | 2006 | 162 | 127 |
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| Philippines | 27 | 234 | 39.3 | 30.5 | 2008 | 2009 | 186 | 180 |
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| Senegal | 183 | 126 | 35.4 | 42.0 | 2004 | 2004.5 | 122 | 97.5 |
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| Zambia | 50096 | 32054 | 33.5 | 37.3 | 2008 | 2008 | 150 | 129 |
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| Overall | 65670 | 41528 | 34.5 (28 - 41) | 38.4 (33 - 44) | 2007 (2006 - 2008) | 2007 (2006 - 2008) | 152 (76 - 228) | 128 (55 - 201) |
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Upper middle income
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| Argentina | 208 | 479 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 2004 | 2004 | 181 | 148 |
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| Botswana | 549 | 367 | 34.3 | 38.4 | 2003 | 2003 | 140 | 116 |
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| Brazil | 371 | 740 | 37.0 | 36.1 | 2007 | 2007 | 208 | 186 |
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| Chile | 56 | 383 | 34.1 | 36.6 | 2003 | 2003 | 138 | 112 |
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| China | 124 | 409 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 2005 | 2007 | 169.5 | 91 |
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| Malaysia | 111 | 380 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 2007 | 2008 | 159 | 113 |
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| Mexico | 49 | 349 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 2004 | 2004 | 131 | 84 |
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| Peru | 208 | 495 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 2005 | 2005 | 85.5 | 74 |
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| South Africa | 32920 | 21673 | 33.6 | 39.0 | 2007 | 2007 | 124 | 111 |
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| Thailand | 731 | 907 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 2007 | 2008 | 95 | 89 |
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| Overall | 35327 | 26182 | 33.7 (28 - 39) | 38.5 (32 - 45) | 2007 (2006 - 2008) | 2006 (2004 - 2008) | 124 (60 - 188) | 111 (42 - 180) |
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High income
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| Australia | 74 | 1261 | 33.7 | 39.1 | 2001 | 1999 | 280 | 290 |
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| Canada | 850 | 3651 | 36.0 | 41.0 | 2002 | 2002 | 210 | 220 |
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| France | 10023 | 20739 | 34.3 | 38.8 | 2003 | 2001 | 237 | 233 |
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| Germany | 269 | 955 | 33.9 | 38.5 | 2004 | 2002 | 177 | 173 |
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| Italy | 915 | 2312 | 35.4 | 37.6 | 2000 | 2000 | 265 | 244 |
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| Japan | 4 | 56 | 46.1 | 38.1 | 2006 | 2007 | 236 | 253.5 |
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| Netherlands | 1617 | 5125 | 32.4 | 39.4 | 2003 | 2002 | 210 | 189 |
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| Singapore | 19 | 83 | 33.9 | 41.4 | 2004 | 2003 | 134 | 57 |
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| South Korea | 10 | 182 | 41.2 | 38.0 | 2003.5 | 2006 | 123 | 222.5 |
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| Spain | 2596 | 8406 | 34.0 | 36.8 | 2002 | 2003 | 224 | 201 |
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| Switzerland | 1414 | 3124 | 33.9 | 38.4 | 2001 | 2001 | 201 | 205 |
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| Taiwan | 8 | 186 | 32.2 | 32.9 | 2001.5 | 2003 | 132 | 225 |
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| UK | 369 | 1016 | 34.3 | 36.9 | 2003 | 2002 | 158 | 206 |
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| USA | 3362 | 8991 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 2003 | 2003 | 241.5 | 215 |
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| Overall | 21530 | 56087 | 34.9 (28 - 41) | 38.9 (33 - 45) | 2002 (2000 - 2004) | 2002 (1999 - 2005) | 230 (110 - 350) | 217 (89 - 345) |
Results from descriptive analyses based on 309,564 patients.