Table 3.
Prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and distribution of pregnant women and controls by HIV infection and serum status of micronutrients
| Parameters | Cutoff value | HIV positive pregnant women (44) |
HIV negative pregnant women (379) |
HIV positive non pregnant women (30) |
HIV negative non pregnant controls (25) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deficient | Non deficient | Deficient | Non deficient | Deficient | Non deficient | Deficient | Non deficient | ||
| Vitamin A | 0.7 μmol/L | 33 (75)* 0.79 ± 0.32** |
11(25) 1.45 ± 0.25 |
234 (61.7) 0.82 ± (0.26)$ |
145 (31.8) 1.54 ± (0.29) |
26(86.7) 0.63 ± 0.28) |
4(13.3) 1.45 ± (0.16) |
12(48) 0.68 ± (0.27) |
13(52) 1.6 ± (0.39) |
| TSP (107) |
6.2 gm/dl | 8/13(61) 5.6 ± (0.68) |
5/13(39) 7.1 ± (0.35) |
56/94(59) 5.2 ± (0.55) |
38/94(41) 7.2 ± (0.85) |
ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Albumin (107) | 3.5 gm/dl | 6/33 (18) 3.06 ± (0.39) |
27/33(82) 3.04 ± (0.51) |
7/74(9) 4.15 ± (0.39) |
67/72(91) 4.3 ± (0.64) |
ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Cholesterol(107) | 154 mg/dl | 9/13(69 119.8 ± (28) |
4/13(31) 200.5 ± (59) |
38/94(40) 119.5 ± (20.8) |
56/94(60) 200.8 ± (38) |
ND | ND | ND | ND |
Keys: *Number (%), ** Mean ± SD, $P value< 0.05 versus HIV negative non pregnant controls, ND: Not done