Baseline laboratory characteristics at enrolment of the cohort of HIV-positive children
| CD4 count at baseline, median (IQR) | 741 (517–1014) |
| CD4 count, % above treatment failure threshold by age (n) | |
| Less than 5 years old, CD4 ≥200, % of tested (n) | 100 (32) |
| 5 years or older, CD4 ≥100, % of tested (n) | 96.9 (558) |
| WCC, median (IQR) | 6.3 (4.9–8.0) |
| Total lymphocyte count, median (IQR) | 3.4 (2.3–36.1) |
| Haemoglobin, median (IQR) | 13.4 (12.4–14.6) |
| Platelet count, median (IQR) | 314 (253–377) |
| Urinalysis, % normal (n) | 95.7% (517) |
| BUN, median (IQR) | 7.5 (5–11.5) |
| Cr, median (IQR) | 0.52 (0.40–0.70) |
| SGOT, median (IQR) | 32 (25–39) |
| SGPT, median (IQR) | 22 (16–31) |
BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; SGOT, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; WCC, white cell count.