Immunological and Clinical Responses following the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy among Elderly HIV-Infected Individuals Attending Care and Treatment Clinic in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Comparison of baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics among HIV-infected adults on ART attending care and treatment in Northwestern Tanzania, by age.

Variable	Age < 50 years	Age ≥ 50 y	value
	()	()
Median age years (IQR)	37 (32–42)	54 (52–57)
Median baseline CD4	113 (43–197)	171.5 (72.5–245.5)	0.99
cells/ul (IQR)
Sex
Male	197 (30.1%)	43 (58.9%)
Female	457 (69.9%)	30 (41.1%)	<0.0001
Occupation			0.99
Unemployed	26 (4.0%)	3 (4.1%)
Employed	58 (8.9%)	2 (2.7%)
Peasant	383 (58.6%)	45 (61.6%)
Petty trader	182 (27.8%)	20 (27.4%)
Marital status
Single	105 (16.1%)	4 (5.5%)
Married	346 (52.9%)	41 (56.2%)
Divorced	90 (13.8%)	6 (8.2%)
Widowed	104 (15.9%)	22 (30.1%)	0.004
Cohabiting	9 (1.4%)	0
WHO clinical stage at
enrollment
Stages 1 and 2	287 (43.9%)	26 (34.3%)
Stages 3 and 4	367 (56.1%)	48 (65.7%)	0.115
Indication for ART
Adult CD4 < 200	525 (80.4%)	54 (74.0%)
Adult WHO stage 3	88 (13.5%)	15 (20.6%)
with CD4 < 350	12 (1.8%)	0
Adult WHO stage 4	17 (2.6%)	1 (1.4%)
Pregnancy	11 (1.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0.17
Body weight at
enrollment (IQR)	54 (48–60)	55 (50–60)	0.87