Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the cohort studied (N = 330 patients).

Characteristic
Not failed (n = 151)
Failed (n = 179)
P-value

Gender



     Male
84(56)
93(52)
0.51
     Female
67(44)
86(48)

Age [median years(IQR)]
34(29–40)
32(27–38)
0.15
Socioeconomic status



     High status
68(45)
88(49)
0.45
     Low status
83(55)
91(51)

Baseline CD4 cell count (cells/μl)



     Median (IQR)
331(193–467)
323(208–431)
0.74
     < 200
40(27)
38(21)
0.28
     200–350
41(27)
62(35)

     > 350
70(46)
79(44)

WHO stage



     Stage 1&2
74(49)
83(46)
0.82
     Stage 3
59(39)
71(40)

     Stage 4
18(12)
25(14)


Badri et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:89   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-89