Demographics for all decedents, stratified by confirmed HIV status (n=459)
| Characteristic | All with confirmed HIV status (n=459), n (%) or median (IQR) | Confirmed HIV positive (n=356), n (%) or median (IQR) | Confirmed HIV negative (n=103), n (%) or median (IQR) | P values* |
| Female | 240 (52.3) | 195 (54.8) | 45 (43.7) | 0.05 |
| Age at death, years | 41.5 (33.6 to 51.5) | 39.6 (33.0 to 47.4) | 52.2 (42.4 to 60.9) | <0.001 |
| Black African | 457 (99.6) | 354 (99.4) | 103 (100) | 0.45 |
| South African national | 433 (94.3) | 336 (94.4) | 97 (94.2) | 0.94 |
| Enrolled or hospitalised in periurban area† | 330 (71.9) | 253 (71.1) | 77 (74.8) | 0.46 |
| Initiated ART after enrolment‡ | 117 (25.5) | 117 (32.9) | NA | – |
| Time from | ||||
| Enrolment‡ to death, days | 80.5 (35 to 161) (n=356) | 80.5 (35 to 161) | NA | – |
| HIV-negative test to death, days | 14 (5 to 59) (n=103) | NA | 14 (5–59) | – |
| Death to VA, days | 218.5 (106 to 325) | 235 (102 to 338) | 174 (110 to 271) | 0.04 |
*Kruskal-Wallis or Χ2 test, as appropriate.
†Site of enrolment for individuals enrolled to one of the three parent studies; site of hospitalisation for HIV-negative individuals recruited from hospitals.
‡Enrolment into parent study.
ART, antiretroviral therapy; VA, verbal autopsy.