Characteristics | Survival status | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Died N = 52 (100%) | Discharged alive N = 121 (100%) | ||
Age, years | |||
 Median (IQR) | 37 (29–45) | 33 (28–42) | 0.47 |
Gender, N% | |||
 Male | 20 (38.5) | 50 (41.3) | 0.73 |
 Female | 32 (61.5) | 71 (58.7) |  |
Risk factors, N% | |||
 Smoking | 15 (28.8) | 20 (16.5) | 0.06 |
 Alcohol use | 18 (34.6) | 21 (17.4) | 0.01 |
 Illicit drug use | 5 (13.5) | 4 (3.3) | 0.09 |
CD4 count, cells/μL | |||
 Median (IQR) | 70 (23–263) | 101 (29–278) | 0.61 |
 Less than 50, N% | 12 (23.1) | 23 (19.0) | 0.82 |
WHO Clinical Staging, N% | |||
 1 or 2 | 6 (11.5) | 22 (18.2) | 0.28 |
 3 or 4 | 46 (88.5) | 99 (81.8) |  |
Presenting signs or symptoms, N% | |||
 Fever | 42 (80.8) | 92 (76.0) | 0.49 |
 Jaundice | 5 (9.6) | 2 (1.7) | 0.02 |
 Weight loss | 30 (57.7) | 63 (52.1) | 0.50 |
 Headache | 11 (21.2) | 22 (18.2) | 0.65 |
 Seizure | – | 2 (1.7) | 0.35 |
 Limb weakness | 5 (9.6) | 3 (2.5) | 0.04 |
 Loss of consciousness | 5 (9.6) | 3 (2.5) | 0.04 |
Admitting diagnoses, N% | |||
 Anemia | 25 (48.1) | 58 (47.9) | 0.99 |
 Tuberculosis | 7 (13.5) | 34 (28.1) | 0.04 |
 Pneumonia | 10 (19.2) | 20 (16.5) | 0.67 |
 Diarrheal illness | 8 (15.4) | 18 (14.9) | 0.93 |
 Cerebral toxoplasmosis | 6 (11.5) | 3 (2.5) | 0.01 |
 Cryptococcal meningitis | 1 (1.9) | 2 (1.7) | 0.90 |
New Diagnosis, N% | |||
 Yes | 29 (55.8) | 60 (49.6) | 0.46 |
 No | 23 (44.2) | 61 (50.4) |  |
ART status, N% | |||
 Yes | 16 (30.8) | 48 (39.7) | 0.19 |
 No | 36 (69.2) | 73 (60.3) |  |
Length of hospital stay, days | |||
 Median | 11 (8–16) | 12 (9–18) | 0.48 |