“Late for testing, early for antiretroviral therapy, less likely to die”: results from a large HIV cohort study in China, 2006–2014

Table 3 Early mortality among late diagnosed individuals with or without ART, by month (N = 178,296)

Duration of time from diagnosis	Initial CD4 counts	ON ART			NO ART
Duration of time from diagnosis	Initial CD4 counts	N	No. of death^a	% of death	N^a	No. of death^a	% of death
One month	0–49	33,897	325	0.96	15,344	2449	15.96
	50–99	19,220	63	0.33	7153	516	7.21
	100–199	37,747	44	0.12	13,934	330	2.37
	200–349	17,685	14	0.08	6718	81	1.21
	350–499	5135	3	0.06	3301	32	0.97
	500-	2041	0	0.00	1977	10	0.51
	No CD4 test	848	142	16.75	13,296	7316	55.02
	subtotal	116,573	591	0.51	61,723	10,734	17.39
Three months	0–49	33,897	1551	4.58	15,344	5705	37.18
	50–99	19,220	390	2.03	7153	1399	19.56
	100–199	37,747	283	0.75	13,934	1000	7.18
	200–349	17,685	61	0.34	6718	201	2.99
	350–499	5135	15	0.29	3301	77	2.33
	500-	2041	3	0.15	1977	34	1.72
	No CD4 test	848	398	46.93	13,296	9674	72.76
	subtotal	116,573	2701	2.32	61,723	18,090	29.31
Six months	0–49	33,897	2950	8.70	15,344	7963	51.90
	50–99	19,220	880	4.58	7153	2253	31.50
	100–199	37,747	678	1.80	13,934	1684	12.09
	200–349	17,685	147	0.83	6718	359	5.34
	350–499	5135	39	0.76	3301	157	4.76
	500-	2041	14	0.69	1977	70	3.54
	No CD4 test	848	560	66.04	13,296	10,838	81.51
	subtotal	116,573	5268	4.52	61,723	23,324	37.79
Twelve months	0–49	33,897	4521	13.34	15,344	9796	63.84
	50–99	19,220	1520	7.91	7153	3100	43.34
	100–199	37,747	1385	3.67	13,934	2654	19.05
	200–349	17,685	361	2.04	6718	628	9.35
	350–499	5135	107	2.08	3301	307	9.30
	500-	2041	53	2.60	1977	141	7.13
	No CD4 test	848	690	81.37	13,296	11,836	89.02
	subtotal	116,573	8637	7.41	61,723	28,462	46.11

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