Characteristic Entire cohort 356N (%)
Age, mean years, (SD) 44.5 (7.1)
Age Group (Years)  
30-39 96 (27.0)
40-49 179 (50.2)
≥50 81 (22.8)
Sex, n (%)  
Female 210 (59)
Male 146 (41)
Ever smoked, n (%) 61 (17.1)
Biomass exposure, n (%) 135 (37.9)
History of PTB, n (%) 82 (23)
Use of ART, n (%) 346 (97.8)
*Baseline CD4 T-cell count, median cells/ul(IQR) 173 (29-283)
*Log pre-treatment HIV Viral Load, median copies/ml (SD) 4.5 (3.4-5.1)
Recent CD4 T-cell count, median cells/ul(IQR) 487 (324-682)
Current HIV Viral Load, undetectable, n (%) 250 (70.2)
Time elapsed since HIV diagnosis, mean years (SD) 8 (2.6)
SD: Standard Deviation; PTB: Pulmonary Tuberculosis; ART: Antiretroviral Therapy; IQR: Interquartile Range, *CD4: cell count and viral load at first presentation for HIV care
Table 1: Characteristics of HIV-infected adults screened for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using spirometry in Jos, Nigeria (May 2013-March 2014).
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