Number of patients, events and years of follow-up contributing to analyses.

ADE, AIDS-defining event; cART, combination antiretroviral therapy.a69 of the 1572 patients included in analyses of progression to death developed a new ADE after cART initiation but before having at least 1 CD4 count and viral load evaluation while on treatment, and therefore were excluded in the analyses of progression to first new ADE.b153 patients progressed to ≥1 new ADE (s), while 39 patients died without having a new ADE after starting cART.