Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-infected cases and controls (N = 124)
| Characteristic | Cases frequency [mean (%), median (IQR)] | Controls frequency [mean (%), median (IQR)] | P-value* |
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| N= 42 | N = 82 | ||
| Median CD4 cell count (cells/μl) | |||
| At enrollment to care | 199 (88–459) | 233 (111–480) | NS |
| Nadir CD4 cell count | 134 (65–235) | 169 (86–322) | 0.015 |
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| Median BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 (17.9–22.9) | 20.1 (17.3–21.7) | NS |
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| Alcohol use | 7.1 | 14.5 | NS |
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| Tobacco use | 11.9 | 18.1 | NS |
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| HAART experienced | 92.9 | 66.3 | <0.0001 |
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| Prior AIDS diagnosis | 54.8 | 48.2 | NS |
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| WHO disease stage at the time of cancer diagnosis | |||
| B | 9.5 | 50.6 | <0.0001 |
| C | 90.5 | 49.4 | <0.0001 |
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| Median time between enrollment to care and HAART initiation (days) | 81 (8–991) | 28 (1–221) | NS |
Cases and controls matched on gender, age, and year of enrollment into HIV care. NS = not significant,
*
P-value compares chi-square statistics for categorical variables and Student’s t-tests are for continuous variables.