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TABLE 1: Demographic, treatment, clinical and laboratory characteristics.
Demographics n N % Minimum Maximum Median IQR
Gender
Female 111 191 58.1 - - - -
Male 80 191 41.9 - - - -
Marital status
Married/Partner/Cohabitation 53 191 27.8 - - - -
Single/Widowed 39 191 20.4 - - - -
Unknown 99 191 51.8 - - - -
Previously defaulted treatment 18 191 9.4 - - - -
Male 9 18 50 - - - -
Single/Widowed 5 18 27.8 - - - -
Still receiving first-line ART 18 18 100 - - - -
VL < 400 copies/mL 13 18 72.2 - - - -
Transferred out 8 191 4.2 - - - -
ART regimen
ART first line (usual): Tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz 158 191 82.7 - - - -
ART second line (usual): Zidovudine/lamivudine/lopinavir/ritonavir 10 191 5.2 - - - -
ART first line (alternative): Abacavir or zidovudine/lamivudine/efavirenz 21 191 11 - - - -
ART first line (alternative): Tenofovir/emtricitabine/nevirapine 2 191 1.1 - - - -
Hospitalised in the previous 12 months 8 191 4.2 - - - -
CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm³ 2 8 25 - - - -
Current TB 1 8 12.5 - - - -
Co-morbidity 7 8 87.5 - - - -
Co-morbidity noted† 123 191 64.4 - - - -
Tuberculosis
Current 6 191 3.2 - - - -
Previous 5 191 2.6 - - - -
Hypertension 106 191 55.5 - - - -
Creatinine ≥ 100 µmol/L 18 92 19.6 - - - -
eGFR ≤ 50 mL /min/1.73m³ 5 92 5.4 - - - -
Diabetes Mellitus 15 191 7.9 - - - -
Creatinine ≥ 100 µmol/L 1 14 7.1 - - - -
eGFR ≤ 50 mL /min/1.73m³ 0 14 0.0 - - - -
Chronic Kidney Disease 7 191 3.7 - - - -
Creatinine ≥ 100 µmol/L 5 7 71.4 - - - -
eGFR ≤ 50 mL /min/1.73m³ 4 7 57.1 - - - -
Hypercholesterolaemia 18 191 9.4 - - - -
Age (years)
60–69 167 191 87.4 - - - -
≥ 70 24 191 12.6 - - - -
Duration on ART (months)
12–60 76 191 39.8 - - - -
61–120 66 191 34.6 - - - -
≥ 121 39 191 20.4 - - - -
Unknown 10 191 5.2 - - - -
Weight (kg)
< 40 5 191 2.6 - - - -
40–59 68 191 35.6 - - - -
60–79 78 191 40.8 - - - -
≥ 80 33 191 17.3 - - - -
Unknown 7 191 3.7 - - - -
VL (copies/ml) LTDL 394 143 20 0 ̶ 157.5
< 400 154 191 80.6 - - - -
400–999 16 191 8.4 - - - -
≥ 1000 18 191 9.4 - - - -
Unknown 3 191 1.6 - - - -
Initial CD4 cell count (cells/mm³) 6 1118 279.5 167 ̶ 433
< 200 67 191 35 - - - -
200–349 54 191 28.3 - - - -
350–499 26 191 13.6 - - - -
≥ 500 37 191 19.4 - - - -
Unknown 7 191 3.7 - - - -
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