Table 3.

 Outcomes in wasted adults with HIV at 14 weeks. Figures are means (SD) unless stated otherwise

	Fortified spread (n=245)	Corn-soy blend (n=246)	Difference (95% CI)
Anthropometric:
Gain in BMI	2.2 (1.9)	1.7 (1.7)	0.5 (0.2 to 0.8)
Gain in fat-free body mass (kg)	2.9 (3.2)	2.2 (3.0)	0.7 (0.2 to 1.2)
Gain in mid-upper arm circumference (cm)	2.2 (2.0)	1.6 (1.7)	0.6 (0.3 to 0.9)
Weight gain (kg)	5.6 (4.8)	4.3 (4.0)	1.3 (0.5 to 2.1)
BMI (kg/m2)	19.0 (2.1)	18.4 (1.1)	0.6 (0.3 to 0.9)
Fat-free body mass (% of body composition)	89.0 (8.0)	91.0 (8.0)	2.0 (0.6 to 3.4)
No (%) by clinical/nutritional status:
Severely malnourished	10 (4)	12 (5)	−1 (−5 to 2)
Moderately malnourished	53 (22)	69 (28)	−6 (−14 to 1)
Well nourished	93 (38)	85 (35)	3 (−5 to 12)
Died	67 (27)	64 (26)	1 (−6 to 9)
Alive nutritional status unknown	11 (4)	10 (4)
Lost to follow-up	11 (4)	6 (2)
Admitted to hospital in first 12 weeks	30 (12)	31 (13)	−1 (−6 to 5)
Laboratory results:
CD4 count (cells×106/l)	289 (185)	297 (447)	−8 (−69 to 53)
Increase in CD4 count (cells×106/l)	168 (145)	150 (139)	18 (−7 to 43)
No (%) by HIV viral load:
<50 copies/ml	96 (39)	97 (39)	P=0.98 for trend
50-1000 copies/ml	59 (24)	62 (25)
>1000 copies/ml	5 (2.0)	4 (1.6)
Serum albumin (g/l)	32 (7)	32 (10)	0 (−2 to 2)
Increase in serum albumin (g/l)	6 (7)	6 (3)	0 (−1 to 1)
Haemoglobin (g/l)	112 (17)	113 (15)	−1 (−4 to 2)
Increase in haemoglobin (g/l)	15 (21)	13 (20)	2 (−2 to 6)
Quality of life:
General health (1=excellent, 5=poor)	3.1 (1.0)	3.0 (1.0)	0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3)
Physically unhealthy days/month	5.5 (8.0)	5.7 (8.4)	−0.2 (−1.7 to 1.3)
Mentally unhealthy days/month	2.6 (5.5)	2.5 (5.7)	0.1 (−0.9 to 1.1)
Mental/physical limitation days/month	4.2 (8.8)	4.2 (8.8)	0 (−1.6 to 1.6)