Subjects Weight(kg) Mean ± SD BMI(kg/m2) Mean ± SD **Weight gain Mean ± SD Baseline*** 45.9 ± 7.43 17.4± 2.45    Two months**** 48.9 ± 7.40 18.6 ± 2.38 3 (±3.18) End (six months)***** 51.1 ± 7.44 19.4 ± 2.44 5.2 (± 3.55) **Average weight gain which was calculated by subtracting values from baseline weight Baseline***: before starting treatment; Two months****: end of two months treatment; End (six months)*****: end of treatment.

Table 4: Weight and BMI change over time during follow-up of adult tuberculosis patients on Directly Observed Treatment Short- course (DOTS), in Gondar town and surrounding community, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 (n=384)