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. 2013 Jun 8;71(1):13. doi: 10.1186/0778-7367-71-13

Table 2.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects grouped by BMI** in PLWHA* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011

Variables BMI
> 25 kg/m2
18.5 − 25 kg/m2
17 − 18.4 kg/m2
< 17 kg/m2
Total
No(%) No(%) No(%) No(%) No(%)
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 Male
17 (40.5)
181 (43.7)
10 (21.7)
5 (27.8)
213 (41.0)
 Female
25 (59.5)
233 (56.3)
36 (78.3)
13(72.2)
307 (59.0)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Age group (years)
 
 
 
 
 
 < 30
14 (33.3)
137 (33.1)
11 (23.9)
4 (22.2)
166 (31.9)
 30 − 39
20 (47.6)
176 (42.5)
19 (41.3)
11 (61.1)
226 (43.5)
 40 − 49
6 (14.3)
78 (18.8)
11 (23.9)
3 (16.7)
98 (18.8)
 50+
2 (4.8)
23 (5.6)
5 (10.9)
0 (0.0)
30 (5.8)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 Married
22 (52.4)
244 (58.9)
27 (58.7)
7 (38.9)
300 (57.7)
 Single
4 (9.5)
19 (4.6)
1 (2.2)
0 (0.0)
24 (4.6)
 Divorced
2 (4.8)
45 (10.9)
2 (4.3)
1 (5.6)
50 (9.6)
 Widowed
13 (31.0)
97 (23.4)
16 (34.8)
10 (55.6)
136 (26.2)
 Separated
1 (2.4)
9 (2.2)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
10 (1.9)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Educational level
 
 
 
 
 
 Not able to read & write
3 (7.1)
92 (22.2)
16 (34.8)
7 (38.9)
118 (22.7)
 Able to read & write
2 (4.8)
16 (3.9)
2 (4.3)
0 (0.0)
20 (3.8)
 Grade 1 − 4
7 (16.7)
88 (21.3)
7 (15.2)
0 (0.0)
102 (19.6)
 Grade 5 − 8
14 (33.3)
91 (22.0)
12 (26.1)
6 (33.3)
123 (23.7)
 Secondary school (9–12)
13 (31.0)
101 (24.4)
9 (19.6)
4 (22.2)
127 (24.4)
 College/University
3 (7.1)
26 (6.3)
0 (0.0)
1 (5.6)
30 (5.8)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Residential area
 
 
 
 
 
 Urban
42 (100.0)
390 (94.2)
41 (89.1)
18 (100.0)
491 (94.4)
 Rural
0 (0.0)
24 (5.8)
5 (10.9)
0 (0.0)
29 (5.6)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Employment status
 
 
 
 
 
 Employed
37 (88.1)
313 (75.6)
20 (43.5)
11 (61.1)
381 (73.3)
 Unemployed
5 (11.9)
101 (24.4)
26 (56.5)
7 (38.9)
139 (26.7)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Poverty status
 
 
 
 
 
 Very Poor
7 (16.7)
121 (29.7)
22 (47.8)
6 (33.3)
156 (30.3)
 Moderate
11 (26.2)
114 (27.9)
6 (13.0)
6 (33.3)
137 (26.7)
 Relatively better off
24 (57.1)
173 (42.4)
18 (39.1)
6 (33.3)
221 (43.0)
 Total
42 (100.0)
408 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
514 (100.0)
Side effect of HAART
 Yes
4 (9.5)
30 (7.2)
3 (6.5)
3 (16.7)
40 (7.7)
 No
38 (90.5)
384 (92.8)
43 (93.5)
15 (83.3)
480 (92.3)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
WHO clinical AIDS staging
 Stage One
3 (7.1)
46 (11.1)
4 (8.7)
0 (0.0)
53 (10.2)
 Stage Two
13 (31.0)
91 (22.0)
10 (21.7)
1 (5.6)
115 (22.1)
 Stage Three
23 (54.8)
252 (60.9)
19 (41.3)
14 (77.8)
308 (59.2)
 Stage Four
3 (7.1)
25 (6.0)
13 (28.3)
3 (16.7)
44 (8.5)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Adherence to HAART in past 6 month
 Good adherence
38 (90.5)
394 (95.6)
39 (84.8)
16 (88.9)
487 (94.0)
 Poor adherence
4 (9.5)
18 (4.4)
7 (15.2)
2 (11.1)
31 (6.0)
 Total
42 (100.0)
412 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (3.5)
518 (100.0)
CD4 cell count
 
 
 
 
 
 Mild
14 (33.3)
109 (26.5)
13 (28.3)
5 (27.8)
141 (27.2)
 Moderate
22 (52.4)
243 (59.0)
19 (41.3)
10 (55.6)
294 (56.8)
 Severe
6 (14.3)
60 (14.6)
14 (30.4)
3 (16.7)
83 (16.0)
 Total
42 (100.0)
412 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (3.5)
518 (100.0)
Gastrointestinal symptoms
 Yes
8 (19.0)
85 (20.5)
20 (43.5)
10 (55.6)
123 (23.7)
 No
34 (81.0)
329 (79.5)
26 (56.5)
8 (44.4)
397 (76.3)
 Total
42 (100.0)
414 (100.0)
46 (100.0)
18 (100.0)
520 (100.0)
Number of previous Opportunistic Infections episode
 None
24 (57.1)
308 (74.6)
11 (23.9)
6 (33.3)
349 (67.2)
 1
13 (31.0)
70 (16.9)
13 (28.3)
4 (22.2)
100 (19.3)
 2+
5 (11.9)
35 (8.5)
22 (47.8)
8 (44.4)
70 (13.5)
 Total 42 (100.0) 413 (100.0) 46 (100.0) 18 (100.0) 519 (100.0)

* People Living With HIV/AIDS

** Body Mass Index