Table 1. Characteristics of people living with HIV who started antiretroviral treatment, and had a measure of CD4+ cell count at treatment initiation, Cameroon 2007–2010.
| Characteristic | People who started ART n = 4154 |
|---|---|
| Number of women (%) | 2829 (68.1) |
| Median age at ART initiation, years (IQR) | 35.0 (29.0 to 43.0) |
| Median CD4+ cell count at ART initiation, cells/μL (IQR) | |
| 2007–2009 | |
| All | 140 (66 to 210) |
| Women | 147 (73 to 215) |
| Men | 123 (53 to 198) |
| 2010 | |
| All | 163 (73 to 260) |
| Women | 170 (78 to 263) |
| Men | 147 (69 to 239) |
ART: antiretroviral therapy; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; IQR: interquartile range.
Notes: People included in the study were older than 15 years and started ART in the month of October each year. The ART eligibility threshold was 200 cells/μL in 2007–2009 and 350 cells/μL in 2010.