Table 1 Baseline characteristics of HIV-infected patients at ART initiation from 2017–2020, stratified by the magnitude of anemia
| Â | Total, N (% ) | Total Anemia, N (%) | Magnitude of Anemia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild anemia N (% ) | Moderate anemia N (% ) | Severe anemia N (% ) | |||
Overall | 436,658 | 125,058 (28.6) | 71,109 (16.3) | 45,709 (10.5) | 8240 (1.9) |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 15–24 | 46,615 (10.7) | 5642 (12.1) | 3424 (7.3) | 1849 (4.0) | 369 (0.8) |
 25–49 | 226,183 (51.8) | 51,213 (22.6) | 27,764 (12.3) | 19,246 (8.5) | 4203 (1.9) |
 ≥ 50 | 163,860 (37.5) | 68,203 (41.6) | 39,921 (24.4) | 24,614 (15.0) | 3668 (2.2) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 335,735 (76.9) | 88,624 (26.4) | 54,553 (16.2) | 28,356 (8.4) | 5715 (1.7) |
 Female | 100,923 (23.1) | 36,434 (36.1) | 16,556 (16.4) | 17,353 (17.2) | 2525 (2.5) |
Route of HIV transmission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Homosexual contact | 112,358 (25.7) | 16,761 (14.9) | 10,934 (9.7) | 4734 (4.2) | 1093 (1.0) |
 Heterosexual contact | 309,228 (70.8) | 104,928 (33.9) | 58,216 (18.8) | 39,841 (12.9) | 6871 (2.2) |
 Injecting drug use | 14,168 (3.2) | 3043 (21.5) | 1801 (12.7) | 985 (7.0) | 257 (1.8) |
 Others/Missing | 904 (0.2) | 326 (36.1) | 158 (17.5) | 149 (16.5) | 19 (2.1) |
Baseline BMI, kg/m2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥ 25 | 53,961 (12.4) | 7963 (14.8) | 5264 (9.8) | 2358 (4.4) | 341 (0.6) |
 18.5–24.9 | 257,021 (58.9) | 70,547 (27.4) | 42,373 (16.5) | 24,251 (9.4) | 3923 (1.5) |
 < 18.5 | 45,652 (10.5) | 23,089 (50.6) | 9949 (21.8) | 10,577 (23.2) | 2563 (5.6) |
 Missing | 80,024 (18.3) | 23,459 (29.3) | 13,523 (16.9) | 8523 (10.7) | 1413 (1.8) |
Baseline eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥ 90 | 325,393 (74.5) | 85,283 (26.2) | 48,995 (15.1) | 30,870 (9.5) | 5418 (1.7) |
 60–89 | 79,645 (18.2) | 26,697 (33.5) | 15,611 (19.6) | 9553 (12.0) | 1533 (1.9) |
 < 60 | 11,163 (2.6) | 6500 (58.2) | 2727 (24.4) | 2928 (26.2) | 845 (7.6) |
 Missing | 20,457 (4.7) | 6578 (32.2) | 3776 (18.5) | 2358 (11.5) | 444 (2.2) |
Baseline CD4+T cell count, cells/μL |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥ 500 | 54,810 (12.6) | 7011 (12.8) | 4637 (8.5) | 2029 (3.7) | 345 (0.6) |
 350–499 | 76,838 (17.6) | 11,680 (15.2) | 8000 (10.4) | 3223 (4.2) | 457 (0.6) |
 200–349 | 127,274 (29.1) | 26,538 (20.9) | 17,732 (13.9) | 7830 (6.2) | 976 (0.8) |
 < 200 | 148,973 (34.1) | 71,261 (47.8) | 35,781 (24.0) | 29,567 (19.8) | 5913 (4.0) |
 Missing | 28,763 (6.6) | 8568 (29.8) | 4959 (17.2) | 3060 (10.6) | 549 (1.9) |
Baseline OIs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 399,867 (91.6) | 102,463 (25.6) | 61,253 (15.3) | 35,511 (8.9) | 5699 (1.4) |
 Yes | 36,791 (8.4) | 22,595 (61.4) | 9856 (26.8) | 10,198 (27.7) | 2541 (6.9) |