Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics of the study participants

Variable	Frequency (n = 337) number, (%), or median
Female	179 (53.4 %)
Male	156 (46.6 %)
Age (months)
Median	63
IQR	36–97
Weight for age Z score
SD > −2	130 (39 %)
SD −3 to −2	95 (28 %)
SD < −3	112 (33 %)
Weight for height Z score
SD > −2	229 (88 %)
SD −3 to −2	22 (6.5 %)
SD < −3	15 (4.4 %)
Height for age Z score
SD > −2	85 (25 %)
SD −3 to −2	53 (16 %)
SD < −3	198 (59 %)
CD4 count median (1QR)	456 (171.0–753)
CD4 percent median (1QR)	9.9 (5.0–14.0)