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Table 1 Characteristics of study population; N = 90 children

From: Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana

Characteristic (categorical variables)

Summary Statistics, N (%)

Gender

 

  Male

53 (58.9)

  Female

37 (41.1)

Primary Caregiver

 

  Parent

59 (66.3)

  Other

30 (33.7)

Age at ART Initiation

 

  < 2 years

14 (15.6%)

  [2-5) years

25 (27.8%)

  ≥ 5 years

51 (56.7%)

ART Regimen

 

  3TC, ZDV, EFV

66 (73.3)

  3TC, ZDV, NVP

18 (20.0)

  Other

6 (6.7)

WHO HIV Clinical Stage

 

  I

6 (7.2)

  II

14 (16.9)

  III

32 (38.9)

  IV

31 (37.4)

Previous TB Diagnosis

 

  Negative

56 (62.2)

  Positive

34 (37.8)

Characteristics (continuous variables)

Summary Statistics

 

Min,

Max,

Q1,

Median

Q3

Age at ART Initiation (months)

1.0

153.6

44.4

70.6

107.2

Number of Available Visits During Study Period

1

9

3

4

6

Time Between ART Initiation and First Available Visit (months)

0.0

8.5

0.4

1.4

3.0

Time Between ART Initiation and Last Available Visit (months)

0.0

32.0

10.0

16.0

21.0

CD4 Labs at First Available Visit Post ART Initiation

     

  Absolute Count (cells/μL)

9.0

3,293

339.0

663.0

1,075

  Log(Absolute Count)

2.2

8.1

5.8

6.5

7.0

  Percentile

0.0

50.5

10.3

16.9

26.6

Viral Load at First Available Visit Post ART Initiation

     

  Viral Load (Copies/mL)

63.0

3.6 × 106

400.0

463.0

10,600

  Log (Viral Load)

4.1

15.1

6.0

6.1

9.3

  1. Abbreviations: ART Antiretroviral Therapy, 3TC Lamivudine, ZDV Zidovudine, NVP Nevirapine, EFV Efavirenz, WHO World Health Organization, TB Tuberculosis.