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Table 1 Baseline characteristics among patients not on tuberculosis therapy at study entry (n = 468)

From: Determine TB-LAM point-of-care tuberculosis assay predicts poor outcomes in outpatients during their first year of antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

 

All patients

(n = 468)

Age, median (IQR)

35.4 (30.2–40.8)

Sex

 Male

209 (44.7)

 Female

259 (55.3)

CD4 cell count (cells/μL)

 Median (IQR)

59 (32–80)

  < 50

193 (41.2)

 50–99

275 (58.8)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)a

 Median (IQR)

11.0 (9.3–12.5)

 Anemia severity

 Moderate/severe

209 (47.2)

 None/mild

234 (52.8)

Creatinine (μmol/L)b

68 (58–83)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range
  2. an = 443; bn = 425
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