Table 1 Baseline characteristics by blood culture availability among participants enrolled at the three sites that collected nearly all the baseline blood cultures, ACTG A5221 STRIDE study
Baseline blood culture available | ||||||||||
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Total | Yes | No | p-value a | |||||||
n/ | n | (%) | n/ | n | (%) | n/ | n | (%) | ||
Baseline characteristics | ||||||||||
Male sex | 137/ | 226 | (60.6) | 59/ | 88 | (67.0) | 78/ | 138 | (56.5) | 0.126 |
Enrollment at an African site | 158/ | 226 | (69.9) | 38/ | 88 | (43.2) | 120/ | 138 | (87.0) | <0.001 |
Age (years)b | 34.0 (29.0, 42.0) | 36.5 (30.5, 44.5) | 33.0 (28.0, 41.0) | 0.017 | ||||||
CD4 count (cells/mm3)b | 81.5 (37.0, 132.0) | 81.5 (31.5, 131.5) | 79.5 (41.0, 134.0) | 0.820 | ||||||
HIV RNA (log10 copies/mL)b | 5.4 (5.0, 5.8) | 5.4 (5.0, 5.8) | 5.4 (5.0, 5.8) | 0.796 | ||||||
Presence of an AIDS-defining illness | 16/ | 226 | (7.1) | 8/ | 88 | (9.1) | 8/ | 138 | (5.8) | 0.427 |
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)b | 19.2 (17.5, 21.5) | 18.9 (17.2, 20.9) | 19.3 (17.8, 21.9) | 0.236 | ||||||
Hemoglobin ≤8.5 g/dL | 43/ | 226 | (19.0) | 17/ | 88 | (19.3) | 26/ | 138 | (18.8) | 1.000 |
Self-reported cough | 4/ | 226 | (1.8) | 4/ | 88 | (4.5) | 0/ | 138 | (0.0) | 0.022 |
Self-reported weight loss | 11/ | 226 | (4.9) | 11/ | 88 | (12.5) | 0/ | 138 | (0.0) | <0.001 |
Self-reported fever | 2/ | 226 | (0.9) | 2/ | 88 | (2.3) | 0/ | 138 | (0.0) | 0.151 |
Confirmed tuberculosis at entry | 111/ | 226 | (49.1) | 48/ | 88 | (54.5) | 63/ | 138 | (45.7) | 0.220 |