Table 1 Characteristics of the Patients at ART initiation, South West Ethiopia, 2012
Variables | Category | TB status | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 520) | Yes (N = 130) | |||
Age in year, mean ± std. error of mean | 33.6 ± 0.4 | 33.4 ± 0.8 | 0.850 | |
Gender | Male, N (%) | 165 (31.7) | 56 (43.1) | 0.017 |
Female, N (%) | 355 (68.3) | 74 (56.9) | ||
Residence | Rural, N (%) | 125 (24) | 35 (26.9) | 0.569 |
Urban, N (%) | 395 (76) | 95 (73.1) | ||
Marital status | Never married N (%) | 102 (19.6) | 26 (20.0) | 0.160 |
Ever married, N (%) | 418 (80.4) | 104 (80.0) | ||
Educational level | Illiterate, N (%) | 102 (19.6) | 37 (28.5) | 0.168 |
Primary, N (%) | 183 (35.2) | 39 (30) | ||
Secondary, N (%) | 175 (33.7) | 39 (30) | ||
Tertiary, N (%) | 60 (11.5) | 15 (11.5) | ||
Employment status | Unemployed, N (%) | 350 (67.3) | 91 (70.0) | 0.257 |
Employed, N (%) | 170 (33.7) | 39 (30.0) | ||
Drug addiction behavior | No, N (%) | 246 (47.3) | 57 (43.8) | 0.479 |
Yes, N (%) | 274 (52.7) | 73 (56.2) | ||
Weight in kg, mean ± std. error of mean | 52.0 ± 0.4 | 49.1 ± 0.8 | 0.003 | |
CD4 in cells/mm3, mean ± std. error of mean | 153.8 ± 3.8 | 128.7 ± 9.7 | 0.006 | |
BMI in kg/m2, mean ± std. error of mean | 19.4 ± 0.1 | 18.2 ± 0.3 | <0.001 | |
Hgb mg/dl, mean ± std. error of mean | 12.3 ± 0.1 | 11.03 ± 0.2 | <0.001 | |
WHO clinical stage | Stage I/II, N (%) | 334 (64.2) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Stage III, N (%) | 157 (30.2) | 85 (65.4) | ||
Stage IV, N (%) | 29 (5.6) | 45 (34.6) | ||
ART regimen | Non TDF based, N (%) | 325 (63.3) | 76 (59.2) | <0.001 |
TDF-based, N (%) | 196 (37.7) | 53 (40.8) | ||
Functional status | Working, N (%) | 378 (72.7) | 51 (38.7) | <0.001 |
Ambulatory, N (%) | 127 (24.4) | 66 (50.8) | ||
Bed ridden, N (%) | 15 (2.9) | 13 (10) | ||