Table 3 Characteristics of the participants with plasma proteome data at discharge, who were included in the HIV mechanistic analysis

From: Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV

Characteristics at discharge

HIV (n = 179)

HIV+ (n = 38)

Total (n = 217)

Demographic

 Sex – Males N (%)

102 (57%)

20 (53%)

122 (56%)

 Age, months – Median (IQR)

13.9 (8.9–17.8)

14.9 (7.3–19.3)

13.9 (8.9–17.9)

Site

 Banfora

35 (20%)

2 (5.3%)

37 (17%)

 Blantyre

15 (8.4%)

5 (13%)

20 (9.2%)

 Kampala

63 (35%)

9 (24%)

72 (33%)

 Kilifi

20 (11%)

8 (21%)

28 (13%)

 Migori

28 (16%)

12 (32%)

40 (18%)

 Nairobi

18 (10%)

2 (5.3%)

20 (9.2%)

Anthropometry

 MUAC (cm)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

10.80 (10.15–11.30)

10.60 (±0.932)

10.20 (9.58–11.06)

10.20 (±1.10)

10.65 (10.00–11.30)

10.5 (±0.975)

 WAZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−3.96 (−4.67 to −3.18)

−3.93 (±1.22)

−4.52 (−4.98 to −3.44)

−4.27 (±1.25)

−4.01 (−4.79 to −3.19)

−3.99 (±1.23)

 WHZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−2.95 (−3.84 to −2.20)

−3.93 (±1.22)

−3.17 (−4.24 to −2.52)

-4.27 (±1.25)

−3.01 (−3.91 to −2.22)

−3.02 (±1.30)

 HAZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−3.35 (−4.39 to −2.39)

−3.32 (±1.68)

−3.63 (−4.59 to −2.10)

−3.33 (±1.84)

−3.39 (−4.46 to −2.34)

−3.32 (±1.70)

Oedema – Yes

15 (8.4%)

2 (5.3%)

17 (7.8%)

Clinical illness at admission – N (%)

 Diarrhoea

79 (44%)

22 (58%)

101 (47%)

 Pneumonia

84 (47%)

15 (39%)

99 (46%)

 Malaria Positive (RDT)

28 (16%)

4 (11%)

32 (15%)

 Sepsis

5 (2.8%)

2 (5.3%)

7 (3.2%)

On Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and Antiretroviral treatment at admission – N (%)

 Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis

2 (1.1%)

15 (39%)

17 (7.8%)

 Antiretroviral treatment (ART)

9 (24%)

  1. Data are median (IQR), mean (SD) or count, n (%).
  2. RDT rapid diagnostic test, TB tuberculosis, MUAC mid-upper arm circumference, WAZ weight-for-age, WHZ weight-for-height, HAZ height-for-age, IQR interquartile range, SD Standard deviation.