Variable | Level | LNS-VM | LNS |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Â | 914 (50.4) | 901 (49.6) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | Â | 35.9 (9.4) | 35.7 (9.4) |
Female, n (%) | Â | 443 (49) | 457 (51) |
Marital status, n (%) | Married/Cohabiting | 420 (46) | 438 (49) |
 | Widowed | 96 (11) | 107 (12) |
 | Divorced/Separated | 266 (29) | 244 (27) |
 | Single | 132 (14) | 111 (12) |
 | Missing | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Occupation, n (%) | Salaried | 134 (15) | 137 (15) |
 | Self-employed | 485 (53) | 460 (51) |
 | Housewife | 86 (9) | 97 (11) |
 | Student | 9 (1) | 9 (1) |
 | Unemployed | 200 (22) | 197 (22) |
 | Missing | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Education, n (%) | None | 170 (19) | 173 (19) |
 | Primary | 528 (58) | 517 (57) |
 | Secondary | 192 (21) | 185 (21) |
 | Tertiary | 24 (3) | 25 (3) |
 | Missing | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Socioeconomic quintilesb, n (%) | Lowest | 166 (18) | 198 (22) |
 | Low | 185 (20) | 189 (21) |
 | Middle | 200 (22) | 162 (18) |
 | High | 173 (19) | 182 (20) |
 | Highest | 190 (21) | 170 (19) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (sd) | Â | 16.4 (1.4) | 16.4 (1.4) |
BMI <17Â kg/m2, n (%) | Â | 542 (59) | 532 (59) |
CD4 count (cells/μL), mean (SD) |  | 134 (97) | 139 (103) |
CD4 count group, n (%) at each | <50 | 227 (25) | 216 (24) |
range of cells/μL | 50–99 | 171 (19) | 176 (20) |
 | 100–199 | 279 (31) | 252 (28) |
 | ≥200 | 237 (26) | 257 (29) |
Haemoglobin (g/L), mean (SD) | Â | 95 (23) | 97 (24) |
Haemoglobin groupa, n (%) | Severe anaemia | 207 (23) | 191 (21) |
 | Moderate anaemia | 422 (46) | 388 (43) |
 | Mild anaemia | 128 (14) | 157 (17) |
 | Normal | 82 (9) | 95 (11) |
 | Missing | 75 (8) | 70 (8) |
Phosphate <0.87Â mmol/L, n (%) | <0.87 | 113 (12) | 83 (9) |
 | Missing | 26 (3) | 25 (3) |
Potassium <3.5Â mmol/L, n (%) | <3.5 | 133 (15) | 141 (16) |
 | Missing | 53 (6) | 52 (6) |
TB treatment pre-ART, n (%) | Â | 252 (28) | 199 (22) |
Oedema at baseline, n (%) | Â | 31 (3) | 35 (4) |
Initial ART regimen, n (%) | AZT/3TC/EFV | 68 (10) | 67 (9) |
 | AZT/3TC/NVP | 111 (16) | 125 (17) |
 | TDF/FTC/EFV | 418 (58) | 398 (55) |
 | TDF/FTC/NVP | 31 (4) | 33 (5) |
 | Other | 30 (4) | 24 (3) |
 | Missing | 59 (8) | 71 (10) |