Table 2.
Correlation between total body water values obtained by using deuterium dilution and bioelectrical impedance analysis.
Time point | HIV-negative | HIV-positive | ||||
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n | r 1 | P-value1 | n | r | P-value | |
1st Trimester | 30 | 0.85 | <0.0001 | 28 | 0.85 | <0.0001 |
2nd Trimester | 22 | 0.74 | <0.0001 | 19 | 0.90 | <0.0001 |
3rd Trimester | 20 | 0.77 | <0.0001 | 17 | 0.80 | P = 0.001 |
10 wks postpartum | 21 | 0.87 | <0.0001 | 20 | 0.92 | <0.0001 |
Based on Pearson correlation analyses.