| Characteristics |
ART treated groups (n=70) |
ART naïve group (n=71) |
p-values |
| Sex: Female n (%) |
51 (72.9) |
51 (72.8) |
0.9 |
| Age (in years): mean (SD) |
38.5 (8.7) |
36.2 (8.9) |
0.1 |
| Residence n (%) Town |
67 (100) |
66 (94.3) |
0.9 |
| Rural |
0 |
4 (5.7) |
| Time after HIV diagnosis mean (SD) |
76.6 (78) |
49.2 (29) |
0.001 |
| Last CD4 counts (cells/mL), median (IQR) |
369 (263) |
267(302) |
NA |
| CD4 < 200 (cells/mL), n (%) |
9 (12.9) |
23 (32.4) |
0 .009 |
| Active Smokers |
1 (1.4) |
6 (8.5) |
|
| Frequent alcoholic habit, n (%) |
0 |
1 (1.4) |
NA |
| BMI (kg/m2): mean (SD) |
22.2 (3.3) |
22.4 (3.6) |
0.7 |
| <18 (underweight) |
4 (6.1) |
4 (6.0) |
NA |
| 18-25 (normal weight) |
53 (80.3) |
50 (74.6) |
| >25 (overweight) |
9 (13.6) |
13 (19.4) |
0.4 |
| Medication other than ART, n (%) |
1 (1.4) |
2 (2.9) |
|
| Opportunistic infection, n (%) |
0 |
3 (4.2) |
NA |
| History of hypertension, n (%) |
0 |
0 |
NA |
*NA= not applicable, CI=confidence interval, SD=standard deviation, BMI= body mass index IQR= Interquartile range, ART= antiretroviral therapy |
