Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of antiretroviral-naïve patients in Senegal and Guinea
Variables/Categories | Frequency (%)/Median with interquartile [IQR] or Mean with Standard Deviation (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Senegal (Dakar + Saint-Louis) N = 69 | Guinea (Donka) N = 50 | |
Gender | ||
 Female | 45 (65.2) | 29 (58.0) |
 Male | 24 (34.8) | 21 (42.0) |
Age (years), median | 37.0 [32.0–45.0] | 34.0 [26.0–43.0] |
Age groups | ||
 < 25 | 6 (8.7) | 11 (22.0) |
 25–39 | 35 (50.7) | 24 (48.0) |
 ≥ 40 | 28 (40.6) | 15 (30.0) |
Mean years since HIV diagnosis | 4.08 ± 3.53 | 0.74 ± 1.39 |
Years since HIV diagnosis | ||
 < 1 | 19 (27.54) | 47 (94.0) |
 1–3 | 13 (18.84) | – |
 > 3 | 34 (49.28) | – |
 Missing | 3 (4.35) | 3 (6.0) |
CD4 (cells/mm3), Median recent three months | 537.0 [461.0–643.0] | 307.5 [185.0–434.0] |
CD4 groups | ||
 ≤ 500 | 22 (31.88) | 31 (62.0) |
 > 500 | 39 (56.52) | 5 (10.0) |
 Missing | 8 (11.59) | 14 (28.0) |
Viral load* (log10 copies/ml), median | – | 5.52 [4.84–6.31] (range 2.40–12.80) |
Viral load groups | ||
 < 3.30 | – | 4 (8.0) |
 ≥ 3.30 < 4.0 | – | 2 (4.0) |
 ≥ 4.0 | – | 44 (88.0) |