Growth improvement following antiretroviral therapy initiation in children with perinatally-acquired HIV diagnosed in older childhood in Zimbabwe: a prospective cohort study

Simms, Victoria; McHugh, Grace; Dauya, Ethel; Bandason, Tsitsi; Mujuru, Hilda; Nathoo, Kusum; Munyati, Shungu; Weiss, Helen A.; Ferrand, Rashida A.

doi:10.1186/s12887-022-03466-0

Table 6 Predicted BAZ by age, CD4 count at ART initiation and BAZ at ART initiation for girls

From: Growth improvement following antiretroviral therapy initiation in children with perinatally-acquired HIV diagnosed in older childhood in Zimbabwe: a prospective cohort study

Age (yrs)	CD4 at ART init.	< 200				200–349				350–499				500+
Age (yrs)	BAZ at ART init.	<−3	− 3 to < − 2	−2 to < − 1	> = − 1	<− 3	− 3 to < − 2	−2 to < − 1	> = − 1	<− 3	− 3 to < − 2	−2 to < − 1	> = − 1	<− 3	− 3 to < − 2	−2 to < − 1	> = −1
6		− 2.69	−2.08	−1.36	− 0.27	−2.75	− 2.14	− 1.42	− 0.33	−2.92	− 2.31	−1.58	− 0.50	−2.59	−1.98	− 1.25	− 0.17
7		−2.62	− 2.01	− 1.28	−0.19	−2.68	− 2.07	−1.34	−0.26	−2.84	− 2.23	− 1.51	− 0.42	−2.51	−1.90	− 1.17	−0.09
8		−2.54	−1.93	−1.20	−0.12	−2.60	− 1.99	−1.26	− 0.18	− 2.77	−2.16	−1.43	− 0.34	−2.43	−1.82	− 1.10	−0.01
9		−2.46	−1.85	−1.13	−0.04	−2.53	− 1.92	−1.19	− 0.10	− 2.69	−2.08	−1.35	− 0.27	−2.36	−1.75	− 1.02	0.06
10		−2.39	−1.78	−1.05	0.03	−2.45	−1.84	− 1.11	− 0.03	−2.61	− 2.00	−1.28	−0.19	−2.28	− 1.67	− 0.94	0.14
11		−2.44	−1.83	−1.10	−0.02	−2.50	− 1.89	−1.16	− 0.08	− 2.66	−2.05	−1.33	− 0.24	−2.33	−1.72	−0.99	0.09
12		−2.48	−1.87	−1.15	−0.06	−2.55	− 1.94	−1.21	− 0.12	− 2.71	−2.10	−1.37	− 0.29	−2.38	−1.77	− 1.04	0.04
13		−2.54	−1.93	−1.20	− 0.11	− 2.60	− 1.99	−1.26	−0.18	− 2.76	−2.15	−1.42	− 0.34	−2.43	−1.82	− 1.09	−0.01
14		−2.55	−1.94	−1.21	−0.13	−2.61	− 2.00	−1.27	− 0.19	−2.78	− 2.17	−1.44	− 0.35	−2.44	−1.83	− 1.11	−0.02
15		−2.47	−1.86	−1.13	−0.05	−2.53	− 1.92	−1.20	− 0.11	− 2.70	−2.09	−1.36	− 0.28	−2.37	−1.76	− 1.03	0.06
16		−2.32	−1.71	− 0.98	0.10	−2.38	−1.77	− 1.05	0.04	− 2.55	− 1.94	−1.21	− 0.13	−2.22	−1.61	−0.88	0.21
17		−2.14	−1.53	−0.80	0.28	−2.20	−1.59	−0.86	0.22	−2.36	−1.75	−1.03	0.06	−2.03	−1.42	−0.69	0.39
18		−1.95	−1.34	−0.62	0.47	−2.02	−1.41	−0.68	0.41	−2.18	−1.57	−0.84	0.24	−1.85	− 1.24	−0.51	0.57

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