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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients from the ATARAO and ANRS 1290 cohorts

From: Nutritional status of HIV-infected patients during the first year HAART in two West African cohorts

 

ATARAO (n = 250)

ANRS (n = 372)

 
 

N

%

N

%

P value*

Sex

    

<0.001

Men

74

29.6

168

45.2

 

Women

176

70.4

204

54.8

 

Age (years)

    

0.001

<25

27

10.8

19

5.1

 

25-29

45

18.0

57

15.3

 

30-39

105

42.0

146

39.2

 

≥40

73

29.2

150

40.3

 

BMI (kg/m2)

    

0.307

≤16

32

12.8

31

9.7

 

16-18.5

58

23.2

68

21.3

 

18.5-25

140

56.0

191

59.7

 

≥25

20

8.0

30

9.4

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

    

0.665

<8.0

21

8.5

26

7.0

 

8-9.5

43

17.5

66

17.9

 

9.5-11.0

79

32.1

114

30.9

 

>11.0

103

41.9

163

44.2

 

Albumin (g/dl)

    

-

≤2.5

52

21.7

-

-

 

2.5-3.5

63

26.3

-

-

 

3.5-4.2

38

15.8

-

-

 

>4.2

87

36.3

-

-

 

CD4 (cells/mm3)

    

0.116

<100

93

37.2

154

42.3

 

100-200

53

21.2

105

28.8

 

200-350

86

34.4

86

23.6

 

>350

18

7.2

19

5.2

 
  1. *p value comparing means between cohorts.
  2. Bold data = p < 0.05.
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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