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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of NHGC participants

From: Cohort profile: the Nigerian HIV geriatric cohort study

Characteristics

All participants

N = 101,652

Socio-demographics

 Age (years), median (IQR), n = 101,652

57.1 (52–60)

 Age categories (years), n(%)

  50–59

72,894 (72%)

  60–69

22,740 (22%)

  70 and above

6018 (6%)

  Missing

0 (0%)

 Gender, n(%)

  Female

53,608 (53%)

  Males

48,044 (47%)

  Missing

0 (0%)

 Marital status, n(%)

  Single

3493 (6%)

  Married

51,037 (71%)

  Widowed/Separated/Divorced

16,944 (24%)

  Missing

30,178 (30%)

 Education, n(%)

  None

11,657 (19%)

  Primary

17,842 (29%)

  Secondary

19,768 (33%)

  Post – secondary

11,512 (19%)

  Missing

40,873 (40%)

 Occupation, n(%)

  Unemployed

33,446 (51%)

  Employed

29,977 (46%)

  Retired

18,32 (2.8%)

  Missing

36,397 (36%)

 Service Entry Point, n(%)

  VCT

53,421 (63%)

  HCT

14,920 (63%)

  Outpatient

5227 (22%)

  Transfer In

1671 (7%)

  In-patient

692 (3%)

  Others

1337 (6%)

  Missing

24,384 (24%)

 AM

  APIN

28,624 (28%)

  CCFNG

10,481 (10%)

  FHI360

51,918 (51%)

  IHVN

10,629 (11%)

  Missing

0 (0%)

Clinical

 WHO stage, n(%)

  I

26,617 (47%)

  II

14,500 (26%)

  III

13,728 (24%)

  IV

2102 (4%)

 Missing

44,705 (44%)

 Weight, Kg, median (IQR), n = 79,912

59 (50–68)

 Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), mmHg, median (IQR), n = 76,421

120 (110–137)

 Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP),mmHg,median (IQR), n = 76,421

80 (70–89)

 Hypertension (SBP > 140/DBP > 90 mmHg, n(%), n = 76,421

16,201 (21%)

 Body Mass Index, Kg/m2, median (IQR), n = 78,104

22.2 (19.5–25.4)

 Body Mass Index, Kg/m2, n(%)

   < 17

6240 (8%)

  17- < 18.5

6967 (9%)

  18.5 – < 25

43,012 (55%)

  25 – < 30

15,081 (19%)

  30 and above

6803 (9%)

  Missing

23,548 (23%)

 CD4 cell count (cells/μl), median (IQR), n = 66,027

381 (212–577)

 CD4 cell count < 200, cells/μl, n(%) ,n = 66,027

15,325 (23%)

 CD4 cell count < 500, cells/μl, n(%), n = 66,027

43,783 (66%)

  1. Results are number and column % of those with non-missing data; missing data rows are number and column % of missing data
  2. IQR Interquartile range, ART Antiretroviral Therapy, APIN APIN Public Health Initiative in Nigeria, CCFNG Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria, IHVN Institute of Human Virology Nigeria
  3. Results are number (column percentage of those with non-missing data) for categorical variables and median (interquartile range) for continuous variables