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Table 1 Summary of characteristics by gender

From: Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of electronic health records

Variable

Women (n = 36616)

Men (n = 12859)

Overall (n = 49475)

Age, median (IQR), years

32 (26-39)

38 (31-46)

33 (27-41)

Age category, No. (%), years

   

<25

7473 (20.4)

812 (6.3)

8285 (16.8)

25-34

15227 (41.6)

4183 (32.5)

19410 (39.2)

35-44

9049 (24.7)

4362 (33.9)

13411 (27.1)

45-54

3739 (10.2)

2447 (19.0)

6186 (12.5)

55-64

948 (2.6)

803 (6.2)

1751 (3.5)

≥65

180 (0.5)

252 (2.0)

432 (0.9)

SBP, median (IQR), mmHg

110 (100-120)

110 (100-120)

110 (100-120)

DBP, median (IQR), mmHg

70 (60-72)

70 (60-79)

70 (60-74)

SBP category, No. (%), mmHg

   

<100

3822 (10.4)

1083 (8.4)

4905 (9.9)

100-119

21145 (57.8)

6444 (50.1)

27589 (55.8)

120-139

10145 (27.7)

4488 (34.9)

14633 (29.6)

≥140

1504 (4.1)

844 (6.6)

2348 (4.8)

DBP category, No. (%), mmHg

   

<60

1748 (4.8)

571 (4.4)

2319 (4.7)

60-79

27702 (75.7)

9107 (70.8)

36809 (74.4)

80-89

5905 (16.1)

2620 (20.4)

8525 (17.2)

≥90

1261 (3.4)

561 (4.4)

1822 (3.7)

BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2a

21.5 (19.3-24.0)

20.1 (18.4-21.9)

21.0 (19.0-23.5)

BMI category, No. (%), kg/m2a

   

<18.5

5348 (16.8)

2855 (25.9)

8203 (19.1)

18.5 - <25

20645 (64.8)

7495 (67.9)

28140 (65.6)

25 - <30

4716 (14.8)

595 (5.4)

5311 (12.4)

≥30

1173 (3.7)

97 (0.9)

1270 (3.0)

Hemoglobin, median (IQR), g/dLb

11.8 (10.2-13.1)

13.8 (11.9-15.3)

12.2 (10.5-13.7)

Creatinine, median (IQR), μmol/Lc

60 (51-71.4)

76 (64.5-89)

63.8 (53-77)

CD4 count, median (IQR), cells/mm3d

413 (296-581)

363 (271-502)

399 (288-561)

CD4 category, no. (%), cells/mm3d

   

200-350

9705 (37.4)

4019 (46.8)

13,724 (39.8)

>350

16224 (62.6)

4566 (53.2)

20790 (60.2)

ART naïve at enrollment, No. (%)

33345 (91.1)

11645 (90.6)

44990 (90.9)

WHO stage at enrollment, No. (%)e

   

Stage 1

17304 (60.5)

4803 (48.0)

22107 (57.2)

Stage 2

6647 (23.2)

2658 (26.6)

9305 (24.1)

Stage 3

4666 (16.3)

2547 (25.5)

7213 (18.7)

Urban

16970 (46.4)

6165 (47.9)

23135 (46.8)

Married/living with partnerf

19045 (54.0)

9127 (73.1)

28172 (59.0)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; BMI body mass index; ART antiretroviral therapy; WHO, World Health Organization. SI conversion factors: To convert hemoglobin to grams per liter, multiple by 10.
  2. an = 31882 for women; 11042 for men.
  3. bn = 26,826 for women; 9099 for men.
  4. cn = 25,570 for women; 8799 for men.
  5. dn = 25,929 for women; 8585 for men.
  6. en = 28617 for women; 10008 for men.
  7. fn = 47745.