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Table 1 Baseline characteristics among TB/HIV co-infected patients with CD4+ T cell count more than 350cells/mm3, for those initiated on cART and those who were not on cART

From: Antiretroviral therapy improves survival among TB-HIV co-infected patients who have CD4+ T-cell count above 350cells/mm3

Clinical characteristic

No cART (n = 80)

cART (n = 257)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex a

Male

41 (51)

106 (41)

Female

36 (49)

147 (57)

TB Microscopy

Sputum smear positive

23 (29)

43 (17)

Sputum smear negative

30 (38)

136 (53)

Extra pulmonary

21 (26)

43 (17)

Not stated

6 (8)

35 (14)

Functional state

Healthy, able to work

30 (38)

103 (40)

Ill, able to work

9(22)

43 (17)

Unable to work

6 (8)

13 (5)

Unknown

35 (44)

98 (38)

  

Median (Interquartile range)

Age, years

 

35 (28, 39)

36 (30, 44)

CD4+ T cell count, cells/mm3

 

465 (391, 580)

468 (397, 611)

Hemoglobin, mg/dl

 

11 (10, 14)

12 (10, 13)

Weight, kg

 

54 (45, 65)

54 (46, 54)

  1. a Sex was not recorded in 7 participants