Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of HIV-infected and control participants
| HIV-infected n=41 |
Controls n=41 |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 28 (5.2) | 28 (5.8) | 1.00 |
| Country of birth | |||
| Ugandan | 40 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Kenyan | 0 | 1 | n/a |
| Rwandan | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Congolese | 0 | 1 | n/a |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 36 (3.8) | 35 (3.6) | 0.47 |
| Prior pregnancies | |||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 1 or more | 39 | 36 | n/a |
| Prior miscarriage or abortion | |||
| 0 | 29 | 36 | 0.06 |
| 1 or more | 12 | 5 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.5 (5.0) | 27.6 (4.4) | 0.85 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 106 (9.1) | 108 (9.9) | 0.62 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 67 (8.2) | 68 (8.7) | 0.47 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 90 (11) | 89 (10) | 0.82 |
Continuous variables shown as Mean (Standard Deviation)
*
Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and Fischer’s Exact test for categorical variables