Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical and immunological characteristics of the patients, northwest Ethiopia, 2008

 Sex

 Male

93 (42.0)

 Female

128 (58.0)

Age (in years)

 0–19

3 (1.4)

 20–29

87 (39.4)

 30–39

80 (36.2)

 40–49

39 (17.6)

 ≥50

12 (5.4)

CD4⁺ T cell count (cells/mm3)

 0–49

33 (15.3)

 50–99

29 (13.5)

 100–199

57 (26.5)

 200–349

55 (25.6)

 >350

41 (19.1)

WHO clinical stages

 I

30 (13.6)

 II

45 (20.4)

 III

138 (62.2)

 IV

8 (3.6)

Malnutrition (BMI in kg/m²)

 Sever (<15.9)

26 (12.3)

 Moderate (16–16.9)

24 (11.4)

 Mild (17–18.4)

49 (23.2)

 Normal (>18.5)

112 (53.1)