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. 2012 Mar;28(3):247–250. doi: 10.1089/aid.2011.0064

Table 1.

Baseline Demographics for All Children by HIV Status

 
HIV+children
HEU children
 
Category (N=1326) (N=649) p value
Mean age (min, max) (years) 7.1 (5.0, 10.0) 5.8 (5.0, 10.0) <0.001
Sex     0.97
 Female 679 (51%) 333 (51%)  
 Male 647 (49%) 316 (49%)  
Race/ethnicity     <0.001
 White non-Hispanic 152 (11%) 71 (11%)  
 Black non-Hispanic 824 (62%) 341 (53%)  
 Hispanic (regardless of race) 324 (24%) 226 (35%)  
 Other 26 (2%) 11 (2%)  
Mean height z-score (min, max) −0.40 (−5.45, 3.28) 0.32 (−2.70, 4.38) <0.001
Mean weight z-score (min, max) −0.03 (−4.75, 3.48) 0.63 (−2.60, 4.41) <0.001
Mean BMI z-score (min, max) 0.34 (−3.86, 3.06) 0.69 (−8.82, 5.16) <0.001
Steroid use     0.47
 Ever 21 (2.0%) 7 (1%)  
 Never 1305 (98%) 642 (99%)  

Baseline is defined as the first visit of the risk period. HEU, HIV exposed but uninfected.