Subgroup

Size

Coefficient estimate (p-value)

subgroup characteristics

Intercept ( β 0 )

Other ART ( β 1 )

Previous visit index ( β 2 )

Female and baseline CD4 ≤ 73

592

12.238 (0.000)

−0.159 (0.543)

1.026 (0.000)

Male and baseline CD4 ≤ 73

346

11.280 (0.000)

−0.551 (0.088)

0.818 (0.000)

Age ≤ 34 & 73 < baseline CD4 ≤ 129

381

15.008 (0.000)

0.037 (0.926)

0.864 (0.000)

Age > 34 and 73 < baseline CD4 ≤ 129

422

13.952 (0.000)

−1.945 (0.000)

0.792 (0.000)

Age ≤ 34 and 129 < baseline CD4 ≤ 225

634

17.470 (0.000)

−2.491 (0.000)

0.860 (0.000)

Age > 34 and 129 < baseline CD4 ≤ 225

707

16.321 (0.000)

−1.387 (0.000)

0.820 (0.000)

Baseline CD4 > 225

377

19.653 (0.000)

−0.134 (0.687)

0.611 (0.000)

Residual variance: σ ^ 2 = 8.204

Random effect variance: σ ^ b 2 = 10.908