Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population in KIULARCO, Tanzania between January 2013 and March 2015.
| Variable | Total | CAA- | CAA+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 461 | 373 | 88 |
| Age, years—median (IQR) | 38.2 (32.5–45.8) | 38.7 (32.8–46.4) | 37.3 (32.1–44.4) |
| Female | 307 (66.6%) | 262 (70.2%) | 45 (51.1%) |
| BMI, kg/m2—median (IQR) | 20.2 (18.4–22.7) | 20.3 (18.5–22.9) | 20.0 (18.1–21.5) |
| Educational attainment | |||
| None | 39 (8.5%) | 31 (8.3) | 8 (9.1%) |
| Primary school | 399 (86.6%) | 322 (86.3%) | 77 (87.5%) |
| Secondary school | 21 (4.6%) | 18 (4.8%) | 3 (3.4%) |
| College/university | 2 (0.4%) | 2 (0.5%) | 0 |
| CD4 cells/μl–median (IQR) | 173 (61–299) | 162 (60–294) | 195 (63–304) |
| WHO-stage 3 or 4 | 235 (51.7%) | 192 (51.9%) | 43 (50.6%) |
| Active tuberculosis | 89 (19.4%) | 73 (19.6%) | 16 (18.2%) |
| MXD cells* | |||
| Cells/μl—median (IQR) | 759.5 (527.2–1,133.3) | 728.0 (511.0–1,086.4) | 973.4 (692.9–1,184.4) |
| >1,100 cells/μl | 112 (26.2%) | 83 (24.1%) | 29 (34.9%) |
*MXD: sum of the absolute number of eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes counts
Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR)