This was due to the fact that the probability of death from AIDS in the first 12 months for asymptomatic individuals with CD4+ T cell counts >200 and ≤350 cells/mm3 (1.9%; 95% CI: 1.7–2.2) was lower than was that for individuals previously classified as having entered HIV care late (RR = 0.04; 95% CI: 0.04–0.05). Here, CD4 is linked to AIDS.