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. 2017 Aug 24;66(2):237–243. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix756

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics, Appointment History, and Retention History, N = 62,084

Baseline Characteristic
Male sex, n (%) 20748 (33.4)
Median age, y (IQR) 38 (32–44)
Median time since ART initiation, y (IQR) 2.4 (0.9–4.9)
Median CD4 count, cells/μL (IQR) 438 (321–592)
ART regimen, n (%)
 First line 60385 (97.4)
 Second line 1584 (2.6)
Prior history of tuberculosis, n (%) 12033 (19.4)
Appointment History
Median number of routine clinic visits, n (IQR) 8 (4–11)
 Median number of clinical follow-up visits, n (IQR) 2 (1–4)
 Median number of pharmacy refills, n (IQR) 7 (4–11)
Retention History
Median medication possession ratio, % (IQR) 85.5 (75.2–94.0)
Median number of visits missed by >14 days, % (IQR) 20 (7.1–36.8)
Patients with at least 1 episode of lost to follow-up, n (%) 18946 (31.5)

Abbreviations: ART antiretroviral therapy; IQR, interquartile range.