Table 1 Analysis of the demographics and clinical data between late ART initiation and non-late ART initiation groups
Characteristics | Total Patients (N = 3796) | Patients with late ART initiation (N = 2039) | Patients without late ART (N = 1757) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Median, IQR) | 35(29--48) | 38(30--50) | 33(27--44) | < 0.0001# |
Age stratification | < 0.0001 | |||
≤ 30 | 1273(33.5) | 567(28) | 706(40.2) | |
31–40 | 1058(27.9) | 546(27) | 512(29.1) | |
41–50 | 704(18.6) | 434(21) | 270(15.4) | |
≥ 51 | 761(20) | 492(24) | 269(15.3) | |
Gender | 0.10 | |||
Male | 3457(91) | 1872(92) | 1585(90.2) | |
Female | 339(9) | 167(8) | 172(9.8) | |
Marital status | < 0.0001 | |||
Married or live together | 1583(42) | 945(46.3) | 638(36) | |
Single | 1861(49) | 876(43.0) | 985(56) | |
Divorced or separated | 306(8) | 189(9.3) | 117(7) | |
Widowed | 46(1) | 29(1.4) | 17(1) | |
Infection routes | < 0.0001 | |||
PWID | 99(2.6) | 59(2.9) | 40(2.3) | |
Homosexual | 2073(54.6) | 968(47.5) | 1105(62.9) | |
Heterosexual | 950(25) | 557(27.3) | 393(22.4) | |
Othersa | 674(17.8) | 455(22.3) | 219(12.4) | |
CD4 cell counts | 205(75--287) | 88(25--162) | 287(245.5--330.5) | < 0.0001# |
WHO stage | 0.24δ | |||
Stage I | 15(0.4) | 8(0.4) | 7(0.4) | |
Stage II | 46(1.2) | 14(0.7) | 32(1.8) | |
Stage III | 2860(75.3) | 1142(56) | 1718(97.8) | |
Stage IV | 875(23.1) | 875(42.9) | 0(0) | |
Time to initiationb (months) | 2(1--10) | 1.5(1--6) | 3(1.5--13) | < 0.0001# |
Stratification of interval time | < 0.0001 | |||
≤ 3 months | 2314(61) | 1414(69) | 900(51) | |
3–12 months | 674(18) | 266(13) | 408(23) | |
> 12 months | 808(21) | 359(18) | 449(28) | |
Year of ART initiation | < 0.0001 | |||
2008 | 152(4) | 121(5.9) | 31(2) | |
2009 | 254(6.7) | 189(9.3) | 65(4) | |
2010 | 420(11.1) | 257(12.6) | 163(9) | |
2011 | 601(15.8) | 318(15.6) | 283(16) | |
2012 | 703(18.5) | 375(18.4) | 328(19) | |
2013 | 1181(31.1) | 561(27.5) | 620(35) | |
2014c | 485(12.8) | 218(10.7) | 267(15) | |