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. 2020 Sep 5;190(2):251–264. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa176

Table 1.

Characteristics of KIULARCO Participants by Outcome at Administrative Censoring on November 15, 2015, Ifakara, Tanzania, 2005–2015

Outcome at Administrative Censoring in November 2015
Died Transferred Out LTFU In Active Care Total
Participant Characteristic No. % a No. % a No. % a No. % a No. % a
Total 646 9 883 12 2,911 39 3,020 40 7,460 100
At Enrollment
Year of enrollment
 2005–2007 324 18 212 12 832 46 444 25 1,812 100
 2008–2009 202 8 401 17 1,112 47 663 28 2,378 100
 2010–2012 71 4 162 10 712 43 704 43 1,649 100
 2013–2015 49 3 108 7 255 16 1,209 75 1,621 100
Sex
 Male 263 10 306 12 1,102 42 932 36 2,603 100
 Female 383 8 571 12 1,809 37 2,087 43 4,850 100
 Missing data 0 0 6 86 0 0 1 14 7 100
Age, years
 15–24 46 8 59 11 247 45 200 36 552 100
 25–34 190 8 290 12 1,049 43 907 37 2,436 100
 35–44 236 9 323 12 950 37 1,084 42 2,593 100
 ≥45 174 9 211 11 665 35 829 44 1,879 100
Marital status
 Married/cohabiting 287 8 454 12 1,443 38 1,628 43 3,812 100
 Never married 149 11 152 11 639 45 467 33 1,407 100
 Separated/divorced 86 7 132 11 455 37 553 45 1,226 100
 Widowed/other 68 9 107 14 287 37 316 41 778 100
 Missing data 56 24 38 16 87 37 56 24 237 100
HIV status of partner
 Positive 49 5 124 13 300 31 492 51 965 100
 Negative 35 7 53 11 181 36 232 46 501 100
 Unknown 517 10 629 12 2,210 44 1,703 34 5,059 100
 Not applicable 23 4 43 8 77 14 405 74 548 100
 Missing data 22 6 34 9 143 37 188 49 387 100
Disclosure of HIV status
 No 109 6 205 11 855 45 749 39 1,918 100
 Yes 282 7 501 12 1,431 35 1,866 46 4,080 100
 Missing data 255 17 177 12 625 43 405 28 1,462 100
Referral to clinic as hospital    inpatient
 No 527 8 777 12 2,543 39 2,725 41 6,572 100
 Yes 29 8 30 9 120 35 163 48 342 100
 Missing data 90 16 76 14 248 45 132 24 546 100
Distance of ward of residence   from clinic, km
 1 295 10 223 7 1,071 35 1,511 49 3,100 100
 2–49 58 5 69 6 384 35 602 54 1,113 100
 50–79 88 11 105 14 385 50 195 25 773 100
 ≥80 82 7 277 23 496 40 373 30 1,228 100
 Missing data 123 10 209 17 575 46 339 27 1,246 100
Smoking status
 Never/former smoker 477 8 707 12 2,267 38 2,536 42 5,987 100
 Current smoker 95 11 110 12 419 47 263 30 887 100
 Missing data 74 13 66 11 225 38 221 38 586 100
Pregnant
 No 375 8 547 12 1,699 37 1,980 43 4,601 100
 Yes 8 3 24 10 110 44 107 43 249 100
Body mass indexb
 Underweight (<18.5) 111 11 102 10 386 39 402 40 1,001 100
 Normal (18.5–24.9) 142 6 273 11 857 35 1,209 49 2,481 100
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 13 3 40 8 154 33 266 56 473 100
 Obese (≥30.0) 4 3 6 5 40 31 78 61 128 100
 Missing data 376 11 462 14 1,474 44 1,065 32 3,377 100
WHO HIV clinical stage
 1 116 5 286 12 1,033 42 1,041 42 2,476 100
 2 102 7 174 12 548 38 628 43 1,452 100
 3 182 10 242 13 756 42 636 35 1,816 100
 4 169 19 116 13 372 42 221 25 878 100
 Missing data 77 9 65 8 202 24 494 59 838 100
CD4 cell count, cells/mm3
 <100 119 11 121 11 398 36 456 42 1,094 100
 100–199 48 6 104 13 262 33 382 48 796 100
 200–349 41 5 97 11 303 35 428 49 869 100
 ≥350 48 4 119 9 543 43 555 44 1,265 100
 Missing data 390 11 442 13 1,405 41 1,199 35 3,436 100
Tuberculosis
 No 585 9 804 12 2,708 40 2,728 40 6,825 100
 Yes 61 10 79 12 203 32 292 46 635 100
Initiated ART within 30 days   of enrollment
 No 451 11 505 12 1,924 45 1,407 33 4,287 100
 Yes 195 6 378 12 987 31 1,613 51 3,173 100
At End of Follow-up
Time since ART initiation   during follow-up,   months
 Not yet initiated 302 15 274 13 1,260 62 194 10 2,030 100
 0.1–5.9 185 15 141 12 555 46 333 27 1,214 100
 6.0–11.9 39 6 86 13 277 42 250 38 652 100
 ≥12.0 120 3 382 11 819 23 2,243 63 3,564 100
No. of gaps in care (periods of   LTFU)
 0 448 17 376 14 0 0 1,783 68 2,607 100
 1 162 5 368 11 2,064 62 731 22 3,325 100
 2 27 3 90 9 568 58 301 31 986 100
 ≥3 9 2 49 9 279 51 205 38 542 100

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; KIULARCO, Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort; LTFU, lost to follow-up; WHO, World Health Organization.

a Row percentage.

b Weight (kg)/height (m)2. Data were missing for pregnant women.