| Characteristic |
COPD-free N=301 |
COPD N=55 |
p-value |
| Age, mean years, (SD) |
43.9 (6.7) |
47.8 (8.4) |
<0.01 |
| Age Group (Years), n (%) |
|
|
|
| 30-39 |
86 (28.6) |
10 (18.2) |
<0.01 |
| 40-49 |
157 (52.2) |
22 (40.0) |
|
| > 50 |
58 (19.3) |
23 (41.8) |
|
| Sex, male, n (%) |
118 (39.2) |
28 (50.9) |
0.11 |
| Ever smoked, n (%) |
48 (15.9) |
13 (23.6) |
0.16 |
| Biomass exposure, n (%) |
118 (39.2) |
17 (30.9) |
0.24 |
| History of PTB, n (%) |
67 (22.3) |
15 (27.3) |
0.42 |
| Use of ART, n (%) |
295 (98) |
53 (96.4) |
0.45 |
| *Baseline CD4 T-cell count, Median cells/ul(IQR) |
177 (82-286) |
154 (62-272) |
0.12 |
| *Log pre-treatment HIV RNA, mean copies/ml (SD) |
4.2 (1.2) |
4.1 (1.2) |
0.50 |
| Recent CD4 T-cell count, median cells/ul(IQR) |
496 (326-692) |
441 (309-829) |
0.19 |
| Recent CD4 T-cell count < 200 cells/ul, n(%) |
25 (8.4) |
10 (18.9) |
0.02 |
| Current HIV Viral Load, undetectable, n (%) |
211 (70.3) |
39 (70.9) |
0.93 |
| Time elapsed since HIV diagnosis, mean years (SD) |
7.1 (2.5) |
6.9 (2.7) |
0.68 |
|
