TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics | Female† | Male‡ | Total§ | ||||||
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n | % | Range | n | % | Range | n | % | Range | |
Median age (IQR), years | 32 | - | 26–37 | 33 | - | 30–40 | 32 | - | 27–38 |
18–24 | 39 | 17.90 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 43 | 16.00 | - |
25–29 | 54 | 24.77 | - | 8 | 16 | - | 62 | 23.10 | - |
30–34 | 46 | 21.10 | - | 18 | 36 | - | 64 | 23.90 | - |
35–39 | 44 | 20.20 | - | 7 | 14 | - | 51 | 19.00 | - |
> 40 | 35 | 16.10 | - | 13 | 26 | - | 48 | 17.90 | - |
Median (IQR) NHLS CD4 count cells/mm3 | 292 | - | 184–453 | 254 | - | 151–387 | 286 | - | 176.5–444.5 |
Number (%) NHLS ≤ 350 cells/mm3 | 130 | 60 | - | 34 | 68 | - | 164 | 61.19 | - |
Number (%) NHLS ≤ 500 cells/mm3 | 176 | 81 | - | 42 | 82 | - | 218 | 81 | - |
Median (IQR) PIMA™ CD4 count cells/mm3 | 328 | - | 204–451 | 308 | - | 179–419 | 322 | - | 204–449 |
Number (%) PIMA™ ≤ 350 cells/mm3 | 114 | 52.30 | - | 31 | 62 | - | 145 | 54.10 | - |
Number (%) PIMA™ ≤ 500 cells/mm3 | 173 | 79 | - | 42 | 84 | - | 215 | 80 | - |
IQR, interquartile range; NHLS, National Health Laboratory Services.
Female, n = 218;
Male, n = 50;
Total, n = 268.