Table 1. Socio-demographic, clinical, and biological characteristics of 337 patients co-infected with TB and HIV, Yaoundé Central Hospital, 2006–2013, Cameroon.

Variables
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC
Sex
Male	46.6% (n = 157)
Female	53.4% (n = 180)
Age
Range	18–78 years
Mean	39.3 years (10.3)
Median	38 years (32–46)
Educational level
No formal education	14.2% (n = 48)
Primary	14.2% (n = 48)
Secondary	44.2% (n = 149)
University	27.3% (n = 92)
Residence
Rural	10.7% (n = 36)
Urban	89.3% (n = 301)
Marital status
Married/Cohabitating	46.0% (n = 155)
Single	44.8% (n = 151)
Widowed	6.8% (n = 23)
Divorced	2.4% (n = 8)
CLINICAL
TB presentation*
SPP TB only	35.3% (n = 119)
SNP TB only	22.3% (n = 75)
EP TB only	37.1% (n = 125)
Mixed (Pulmonary + EP TB)	5.3% (n = 18)
Status at TB diagnosis
New case	88.1% (n = 297)
Relapse	7.7% (n = 26)
Re-treatment after failure	2.1% (n = 7)
Defaulter	0.3% (n = 1)
Other	1.8% (n = 6)
Weight1
Mean	53.2 Kg (10.3)
Median	53 Kg (45–60)
Known duration of HIV infection
Mean	8.4 Months (19.4)
Median	0.95 Months (0.13–5.7)
Other AIDS-related non-TB disease	15.7% (n = 50)
Other non-AIDS co-morbidity	11.9% (n = 40)
Received prophylactic cotrimoxazole	79.5% (n = 268)
Received antiretroviral therapy	67.4% (n = 227)
LABORATORY VALUES
White blood cell count2
Mean	6471 cells/mm3 (5210)
Median	5100 cells/mm3 (3300–7990)
Hemoglobin3
Mean	8.3 g/dl (2.4)
Median	8 g/dl (7–10)
CD4 cell count4
Mean	121 cells/mm3 (109)
Median	102 cells/mm3 (33–178)

Data are % (n), mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range).

TB: tuberculosis.

*SPP: smear positive pulmonary, SNP: smear negative pulmonary, EP: extra pulmonary.

¹Data missing: there were 36 (10.7%) records without recorded weights.

²Data missing: there were 18 (5.3%) records without recorded white blood cell counts.

³Data missing: there were 18 (5.3%) records without recorded hemoglobin values.

⁴Data missing: there were 28 (8.3%) records without recorded CD4 cell counts.