Table 2.
Baseline Clinical and Demographic Characteristics by HBsAg Status
| Variable | HBsAg Positive (N = 363) |
HBsAg Negative (N = 3929) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research site, n (%) | 0.004 | ||
| Urban | 216 (9.6%) | 2028 (90.4%) | |
| Rural | 147 (7.2%) | 1901 (92.8%) | |
| Gender, n (%) | <.001 | ||
| Male | 192 (11.9%) | 1419 (88.1%) | |
| Female | 171 (6.4%) | 2510 (93.6%) | |
| Age group (years), n (%)a | 0.403 | ||
| < 24 | 22 (8.0%) | 253 (92.0%) | |
| 24–34 | 191 (9.0%) | 1922 (91.0%) | |
| ≥ 35 | 149 (7.9%) | 1746 (92.1%) | |
| TB status at enrollment, n (%) | 0.564 | ||
| TB not present | 233 (8.3%) | 2581 (91.7%) | |
| TB present | 130 (8.8%) | 1348 (91.2%) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), n (%)b | 0.007 | ||
| < 18.5 | 61 (11.6%) | 467 (88.4%) | |
| ≥ 18.5 | 288 (8.0%) | 3333 (92.0%) | |
| CD4+ count at enrollment (cells/mm3), n (%)c | 0.185 | ||
| < 50 | 74 (10.6%) | 625 (89.4%) | |
| 50–200 | 173 (8.6%) | 1840 (91.4%) | |
| ≥ 200 | 93 (8.2%) | 1045 (91.8%) | |
| HIV Viral load (log10 copies/ml), mean (SD) | 5.0 (0.9) | 5.0 (0.9) | 0.179 |
a 9 patients had missing data
b 143 patients had missing data
c 453 patients had missing data