CD4 and AIDS: In individuals linked to care, four fold more men than women had WHO stage III/IV AIDS, and 20.6% of men had CD4 <100 cells per μL, in line with recent reports showing that in the Western Cape in South Africa, 39% of men first present with CD4 counts below 200 copies/mL compared to 25% in women When adjusted for age, WHO stage, and ART status, gender no longer predicted death, whereas age and WHO stage—which are gender-associated variables—were highly associated with increased mortality.