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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical baseline characteristics of the study population

Baseline characteristics	Participants (N = 138)
Male sex, N (%)	81 (58.7)
On ART at baseline, N (%)	31 (22.5)
Smokers^a, N (%)	14 (11.8)
BMI, median (IQR), kg/m²	19.3 (17.7 ̶ 21.7)
BMI > 18.5 kg/m²	92 (66.7)
Abnormal Chest X-ray^a N (%)	124 (93.2)
Cavitation, N (%)^a	30 (21.7)
Age median (IQR), years	34 (29 ̶ 40)
CD cell count, median (IQR), cells/μL	192 (69 ̶ 361)
Xpert MTB/RIF ct value, median (IQR)	25.1 (21.0 ̶ 30.1)

Abbreviations: ART antiretroviral therapy, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range
^aMissing data: history of smoking (19/138), chest x-ray result (5/138)

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