Total enrollment

n = 420

Patients treated

n = 210

Patients untreated

n = 210

p valueμ,†

Mean age ± SD (years)

39 ± 10

41 ± 10

36 ± 10

0.001

Gender n (%)

Male

Female

135 (32)

285 (68)

54 (26)

156 (74)

81 (39)

129 (61)

0.005

Antecedent to admission n (%)

Alcoholism

Smoking

Hypertension

Diabetes

Family hypertension

Family diabetes

32 (8)

19 (5)

35 (8)

13 (3)

172 (41)

71 (17)

11 (5)

7 (3)

19 (9)

8 (4)

78 (37)

37 (18)

21 (10)

12 (6)

16 (8)

5 (2)

94 (45)

34 (16)

0.06

0.24

0.59

0.39

0.11

0.69

HIV-1 n (%)

418 (99)

210 (100)

208 (99)

0.5

BMI (kg/m2) n (%)

<25

25 - 30

≥30

280 (67)

96 (23)

44 (10)

143 (68)

48 (23)

19 (9)

137 (65)

48 (23)

25 (12)

0.62

WHO stage at admission (%)

Stage 1 and 2

Stage 3 and 4

209 (50)

211 (50)

73 (35)

137 (65)

136 (65)

74 (35)

0.001

Initial CD4 (cells/mm3) n (%)

≤200

200 - 350

≥350

203 (48)

84 (20)

133 (32)

170 (81)

34 (16)

6 (3)

33 (16)

50 (24)

127 (60)

< 0.001

Last CD4 > 200 cells/mm3 n (%)

329 (78)

158 (75)

171 (82)

0.30