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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Virol. Sep 25, 2025; 14(3): 107008
Published online Sep 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i3.107008
Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between included study participants and those excluded from the analysis based on the documented number of viral load results, n (%)
Characteristicsn = 981Number of viral load results
One and excluded (n = 348)≥ two and included (n = 634)
P value
Age (year), mean ± SD39.2 ± 10.238.6 ± 9.639.5 ± 10.40.173
Age, year
    18-2424 (2.5)7 (2.0)17 (2.7)0.702
    25-34328 (33.6)121 (34.8)208 (32.8)-
    35-44411 (42.1)152 (43.7)263 (41.5)-
    45-54132 (13.5)42 (12.1)90 (14.2)-
    ≥ 5582 (8.4)26 (7.5)56 (8.8)-
Gender
    Female649 (66.1)241 (69.5)408 (64.5)0.114
    Male331 (33.7)106 (30.5)225 (35.5)-
    Missing2 (0.2)11-
Education
    No education432 (44.0)162 (47.8)270 (43.8)0.240
    ≥ primary523 (53.3)177 (52.2)346 (56.2)-
    Missing27 (2.7)918-
HIV status disclosed
    No387 (39.4)122 (35.2)265 (42.0)0.036a
    Yes588 (60.2)225 (64.8)591 (58.0)-
    Missing4 (0.4)13-
Adherence
    < 90%250 (25.5)105 (34.8)145 (25.5)0.004a
    ≥ 90%621 (63.2)197 (65.2)424 (74.5)-
    Missing111 (11.3)4665-
Advance HIV disease
    < 200161 (16.4)60 (17.2)101 (15.9)0.274
    ≥ 200660 (67.2)216 (62.1)444 (70.0)-
    Missing161 (16.4)72 (20.7)89 (14.0)-
Timing of ART initiation
    Before treat all514 (52.3)217 (62.4)297 (47.2)< 0.001a
    After treat all463 (47.2)131 (37.6)332 (52.8)-
    Missing5 (0.5)05-


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