Predictors of Mortality among Adult Antiretroviral Therapy Users in Southeastern Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of ART clients, Goba Hospital, Southeast Ethiopia, 2013.

Baseline^* characteristics	Number	Percent
Baseline functional status
Working	1646	80.8
Ambulatory	276	13.6
Bedridden	114	5.6
WHO stage at ART initiation
WHO stage I	422	20.7
WHO stage II	304	14.9
WHO stage III	1196	58.7
WHO stage IV	114	5.6
Baseline CD4 count
≤200	1705	85.5
201–300	252	12.6
>300	37	1.9
Median CD4 (mm^3) (IQR)	121.0 (169.0–64.0) mm^3
Baseline HgB level
Anemic	383	43.3
Nonanemic	501	56.7
Median HgB (mg/dL) (IQR)	13.6 mg/dL (11 mg/dL–14.6 mg/dL)
Patient screened for TB
Yes	1940	95.3
No	96	4.7
TB coinfection at initiation of ART
Positive	285	14.7
Negative	1655	85.3
Baseline BMI
<18.5	11	1.3
18.5–24.9	756	88.6
≥25.0	86	10.1
Median weight (Kg) (IQR)	50.0 Kg (57 Kg–45 Kg)

Baseline indicates measurements at initiation of ART.