Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients studied
| Number recruited into integrated care | HIV only | Diabetes only | Hypertension only | Multiple conditions |
| Total | 832 | 313 | 546 | 582 |
| In Tanzania | 352 | 164 | 160 | 251 |
| In Uganda | 480 | 149 | 386 | 331 |
| Type of health facility | ||||
| Large public facilities | 235 | 81 | 153 | 184 |
| Small public facilities | 409 | 155 | 282 | 217 |
| NGO facilities | 188 | 77 | 111 | 181 |
| Time in care prior to enrolment, number (%)* | ||||
| <6 months | 310 (37.4) | 63 (20.3) | 165 (30.3) | 39 (6.7) |
| 6–11 months | 41 (5.0) | 28 (9.0) | 42 (7.7) | 22 (3.8) |
| 12–59 months | 167 (20.1) | 98 (31.6) | 172 (31.6) | 135 (23.2) |
| ≥60 months | 311 (37.5) | 121 (39.0) | 166 (30.5) | 386 (66.3) |
| Median (range) months in care | 26.1 (0.0–343.4) | 38.3 (0.0–431.6) | 26.4 (0.0–566.2) | 106 (0.0–534.8) |
| Female, number (%) | 571 (68.6) | 208 (66.5) | 399 (73.1) | 437 (75.1) |
| Median age, (range) | 38 (18–78) | 49 (19–77) | 56 (27–86) | 55 (21–85) |
| BMI, number (%) | ||||
| <25 | 531 (63.8) | 118 (37.7) | 175 (32.1) | 163 (28.0) |
| 25–29.9 | 185 (22.2) | 98 (31.3) | 181 (33.2) | 202 (34.7) |
| ≥30 | 116 (13.9) | 97 (31.0) | 190 (34.8) | 217 (37.3) |
| Median BMI (range) in men | 21.1 (14.8–35.6) | 24.3 (15.1–37.0) | 25.1 (16.7–41.6) | 26.0 (17.0–53.1) |
| Median BMI (range) in women | 24.4 (13.2–48.9) | 28.5 (15.4–48.2) | 28.8 (16.0–65.2) | 28.8 (15.8–57.9) |
*Missing for seven participants (three with HIV infection, three diabetes and one hypertension).
BMI, body mass index; NGO, non-governmental organisation.