Table 3. Proportion of frail, pre-frail and non-frail among PLHIV and HIV-negative patients by various characteristics.
| Characteristics | PLHIV, n (%) | HIV-uninfected, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-frail, n (%) | Pre-frail, n (%) | Frail, n (%) | Non-frail, n (%) | Pre-frail, n (%) | Frail, n (%) | |
| Median frailty score | 3.0 (0, 6) | 2.0 (0, 6) | ||||
| All participants | 29 (15.5) | 141 (75.4) | 17 (9.1) | 66 (35.3) | 110 (58.8) | 11 (5.9) |
| Age | ||||||
| 50–58 years | 26 (18.3) | 106 (74.6) | 10 (7.3) | 47 (54.0) | 36 (41.4) | 4 (4.6) |
| > 58 years | 3 (6.7) | 35 (77.8) | 7 (15.6) | 19 (19.0) | 74 (74.0) | 7 (7.0) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 19 (20.9) | 66 (72.5) | 6 (6.6) | 38 (33.6) | 65 (57.5) | 10 (8.8) |
| Women | 10 (10.4) | 75 (78.1) | 11 (11.5) | 28 (37.8) | 45 (60.8) | 1 (1.4) |
| Address | ||||||
| Urban | 28 (15.6) | 135 (75.0) | 17 (9.4) | 57 (49.6) | 56 (48.7) | 2 (1.7) |
| Rural | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (12.5) | 54 (75.0) | 9 (12.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| No education | 5 (11.6) | 33 (76.7) | 5 (11.6) | 10 (12.8) | 58 (74.4) | 10 (12.8) |
| Educated | 24 (16.7) | 108 (75.0) | 12 (8.3) | 56 (51.4) | 52 (47.7) | 1 (0.9) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 14 (14.7) | 68 (71.6) | 13 (13.7) | 7 (20.6) | 22 (64.7) | 5 (14.7) |
| Married | 15 (16.3) | 73 (79.3) | 4 (4.3) | 59 (38.6) | 88 (57.5) | 6 (3.9) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| House wife/No job | 2 (4.0) | 41 (29.1) | 7 (14.0) | 6 (18.2) | 26 (78.8) | 1 (3.0) |
| Farmer or other | 2 (15.4) | 9 (6.4) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (8.3) | 35 (72.9) | 9 (18.8) |
| Has job/Pensioned | 25 (20.2) | 91 (64.5) | 8 (6.5) | 56 (52.8) | 49 (46.2) | 1 (0.9) |
| Income | ||||||
| < 3000 ETB | 12 (15.8) | 57 (75.0) | 7 (9.2) | 10 (14.1) | 55 (77.5) | 6 (8.5) |
| > 3000 ETB | 12 (20.0) | 47 (78.3) | 1 (1.7) | 52 (50.0) | 47 (45.2) | 5 (4.8) |
| BMI | ||||||
| Low or high | 6 (6.5) | 74 (80.4) | 12 (13.0) | 3 (5.9) | 40 (78.4) | 8 (15.7) |
| Normal | 23 (24.2) | 67 (70.5) | 5 (5.3) | 63 (46.3) | 70 (51.5) | 3 (2.2) |
| Years with comorbidity* | ||||||
| < 8 | 6 (31.6) | 12 (63.2) | 1 (5.3) | 49 (38.3) | 72 (56.2) | 7 (5.5) |
| > 8 or more | 23 (13.7) | 129 (76.8) | 16 (9.5) | 17 (28.8) | 38 (64.4) | 4 (6.8) |
| Haemoglobin level | ||||||
| < 12 gm/dl | 0 (0.0) | 12 (80.0) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 6 (60.0) | 1 (10.0) |
| > 12 gm/dl | 29 (17.2) | 127 (75.1) | 13 (7.7) | 53 (36.1) | 85 (57.8) | 9 (6.1) |
| Admission history | ||||||
| Yes | 3 (10.0) | 24 (80.0) | 3 (10.0) | 39 (30.7) | 78 (61.4) | 10 (7.9) |
| No | 26 (16.6) | 117 (74.5) | 14 (8.9) | 27 (45.0) | 32 (53.3) | 1 (1.7) |
BMI = body mass index; ETB = Ethiopian Birr (* = 1 USD = 46.475 ETB); PLHIV = people living with HIV; NCD = non communicable disease; gm/dl = gram per decilitre;
* = Years with HIV for PLHIV or years with the NCDs for controls