Your privacy, your choice

We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, and social media.

By accepting optional cookies, you consent to the processing of your personal data - including transfers to third parties. Some third parties are outside of the European Economic Area, with varying standards of data protection.

See our privacy policy for more information on the use of your personal data.

for further information and to change your choices.

Skip to main content

Table 1 Description, coding and categories of predictor variables

From: Predictors of change in CD4 cell count over time for HIV/AIDS patients on ART follow-up in northern Ethiopia: a retrospective longitudinal study

Predictor variables

Categories and coding predictor variables

Age in years

continuous

Sex

0 = female,1 = male

Baseline CD4 cell count

continuous

Baseline hemoglobin

continuous

Residence

0 = urban,1 = rural

WHO-clinical stage

0 = stage-I,1 = stage-II, 2 = stage-III, 3 = stage-IV

HIV/TB status

0 = no,1= yes

Functional status

0 = working,1 = fair, 2 = bedridden

Visiting time

discrete