Table 1.
Characteristics at Treatment Initiation Overall and by Sex
Characteristic | Overall N=938 |
Males N=478 |
Females N=460 |
p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 37 (21, 67) | 38 (21, 66) | 37 (21, 67) | >0.5 |
CD4 count cells/mm3 (IQR) | 194 (110, 252) | 173 (90, 237) | 211 (141, 272) | <0.001 |
HIV RNA log10 copies/ml (IQR) | 4.9 (4.2, 5.4) | 5.0 (4.5, 5.5) | 4.6 (4.0, 5.3) | <0.001 |
History of Confirmed or Suspected Tuberculosis | 40 (4%) | 25 (5%) | 15 (3%) | 0.15 |
Hazardous Alcohol Use in Prior Year at Baseline | 385 (41%) | 274 (57%) | 111 (24%) | <0.001 |
Hazardous Alcohol Use in Prior Month at Baseline | 183 (20%) | 143 (30%) | 40 (9%) | <0.001 |
Hazardous Alcohol Use in Prior Year at Last Contact | 335 (36%) | 246 (51) | 89 (19%) | <0.001 |
Hazardous Alcohol Use in Prior Month at Last Contact | 115 (12%) | 89 (19%) | 26 (6%) | <0.001 |