Table 2.
Median CD4 count cells/μL (IQR) at ART initiation by sex and region over time
| Time period | 2003 to 2005 | 2006 to 2009 | 2010 to 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setting | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Asia/Pacific Low/low‐middle income settings | 98 (47 to 174) | 123 (52 to 203) | 125 (55 to 209) | 171 (82 to 241) | 140 (45 to 272) | 226 (101 to 326) |
| Asia/Pacific Upper to middle/high‐income settings | 97 (28 to 229) | 113 (32 to 209) | 99 (29 to 225) | 127 (41 to 211) | 206 (64 to 328) | 175 (60 to 289) |
| Southern Africa | 83 (19 to 174) | 85 (19 to 170) | 77 (15 to 180) | 101 (18 to 193) | 103 (19 to 216) | 149 (27 to 257) |
| East Africa | 90 (29 to 165) | 117 (47 to 193) | 117 (47 to 189) | 140 (68 to 206) | 157 (65 to 254) | 198 (99 to 290) |
| West Africa | 74 (12 to 182) | 94 (14 to 208) | 98 (20 to 208) | 134 (25 to 257) | 101 (18 to 236) | 150 (25 to 282) |
| North America | 209 (67 to 354) | 244 (105 to 400) | 261 (113 to 395) | 276 (136 to 428) | 349 (180 to 512) | 324 (165 to 490) |
| Caribbean, Central and South America | 117 (43 to 222) | 141 (52 to 234) | 152 (55 to 259) | 177 (85 to 267) | 203 (73 to 322) | 235 (117 to 331) |