Table 3 Characteristics of N = 82,877 patients and the corresponding N* = 1,518 quarterly-clinic cohorts, from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Malawi between 04/2008-05/2009
Patients | Quarterly-clinic cohorts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | Â | N* | % |
Total | 82,887 | Â | Total | 1,518 | Â |
Age, years | Â | Â | Average age, years | Â | Â |
 16-25 | 9,246 | 11.2 |  ≤30 | 62 | 4.1 |
 26-35 | 33,035 | 39.9 |  31-35 | 344 | 22.7 |
 36-45 | 25,834 | 31.2 |  36-40 | 921 | 60.7 |
 46-55 | 10,723 | 12.9 |  41-45 | 137 | 9.0 |
 56-65 | 3,441 | 4.2 |  46-50 | 31 | 2.0 |
 >65 | 608 | 0.7 |  >50 | 23 | 1.5 |
Gender | Â | Â | Percent female | Â | Â |
 Male | 32,322 | 39.0 |  0% | 114 | 7.5 |
 Female | 50,565 | 61.0 |  1-40% | 123 | 8.1 |
|  |  |  |  41-50% | 201 | 13.2 |
|  |  |  |  51-60% | 339 | 22.3 |
|  |  |  |  60-99% | 606 | 39.9 |
|  |  |  |  100% | 135 | 8.9 |
WHO stage | Â | Â | Percent WHO stage 3/4 | Â | Â |
 1/2 | 4,732 | 5.7 |  ≤90% | 255 | 16.8 |
 3/4 | 78,155 | 94.3 |  >90% | 1,263 | 83.2 |
Region | Â | Â | Region | Â | Â |
 Central/North | 34,931 | 42.1 |  Central/North | 720 | 47.4 |
 South | 47,956 | 57.9 |  South | 798 | 52.6 |
Year of registration | Â | Year of registration | Â | Â | |
 2005 | 15,752 | 19.0 |  2005 | 334 | 22.0 |
 2006 | 30,074 | 36.3 |  2006 | 560 | 36.9 |
 2007 | 37,061 | 44.7 |  2007 | 624 | 41.1 |
Clinic type | Â | Â | Clinic type | Â | Â |
 Public | 80,490 | 97.1 |  Public | 1,217 | 80.2 |
 Private | 2,397 | 2.9 |  Private | 301 | 19.8 |