| Followed-up at 2–3 years post ART (n = 273) | Lost to follow-up or died before 2–3 years-post ART (n = 431) | P-valueb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lost to follow-up (n = 145) | Died (n = 286) | |||
Age at baseline, year | 38.9 (9.7) | 35.9 (9.7) | 38.3 (9.9) | 0.01e |
Female, n (%) | 178 (65.2) | 76 (52.4) | 133 (45.6) | <0.0001 |
Marital status, n (%)c | ||||
 Married | 122 (44.7) | 48 (33.3) | 114 (39.9) | 0.16 |
 Widow/widower | 38 (13.9) | 17 (11.8) | 40 (14.0) |  |
 Divorced/separated | 94 (34.4) | 59 (41.0) | 96 (33.5) |  |
 Single | 19 (7.0) | 19 (13.2) | 34 (11.9) |  |
 Lives with partner | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) |  |
Occupation, n (%)c | ||||
 Salaried | 6 (2.2) | 8 (5.6) | 10 (3.5) | 0.16 |
 Self-employed | 237 (86.8) | 119 (82.6) | 251 (87.8) |  |
 Housewife | 19 (7.0) | 6 (4.1) | 10 (3.5) |  |
 Student | 2 (0.7) | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) |  |
 Unemployed | 9 (3.3) | 8 (5.6) | 14 (4.9) |  |
Education level, n (%)c | ||||
 None | 81 (29.6) | 31 (21.5) | 82 (28.7) | 0.01 |
 Primary | 176 (64.5) | 104 (72.2) | 192 (67.1) |  |
 Secondary | 16 (5.9) | 5 (3.5) | 11 (3.9) |  |
 University/Tertiary | 0 (0) | 4 (2.8) | 1 (0.3) |  |
Social economic status, n (%) | ||||
 Lowest | 58 (21.3) | 19 (13.1) | 64 (22.4) | 0.10 |
 Low | 64 (23.4) | 24 (16.6) | 62 (21.7) |  |
 Middle | 54 (19.8) | 28 (19.3) | 50 (17.5) |  |
 High | 47 (17.2) | 39 (26.9) | 55 (19.2) |  |
 Highest | 50 (18.3) | 35 (24.1) | 55 (19.2) |  |
Fat mass index (kg/m2)d | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | <0.0001f |
Fat-free mass index (kg/m2)d | 14.0 (0.9) | 14.1 (0.8) | 13.9 (1.0) | 0.14 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.7 (1.2) | 16.7 (1.2) | 16.2 (1.5) | 0.0001g |
CD4 count (cells/μL) | 127 (99.7) | 116 (102.8) | 113 (106.8) | 0.29 |
Tuberculosis treatment, n (%) | 63 (23.1) | 49 (33.8) | 48 (16.8) | <0.0001 |