Table 4. Time Trends in Nutritional Health Status Subsequent to ART Initiation among Adults in Rural Uganda (N=228).
| Regression Coefficient (9 5% Confidence Interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | Mid Upper Arm Circumference | |||
| Characteristics | Adjusted for Socio-demographic and Clinical Covariates Alone | Additionally Adjusted for Food Security and Physical Health Status | Adjusted for Socio-demographic and Clinical Covariates Alone | Additionally Adjusted for Food Security and Physical Health Status |
| Time on ART | ||||
| 3 months | 0.27 (-0.18, 0.72) | 0.22 (-0.31, 0.76) | 0.46 (-0.02, 0.94) | 0.31 (-0.20, 0.81) |
| 6 months | 0.67 (0.22, 1.11)** | 0.53 (0.02, 1.03)* | 0.91 (0.44, 1.38)*** | 0.67 (0.18, 1.17)** |
| 9 months | 1.0 (0.53, 1.47)*** | 0.87 (0.32, 1.41)** | 1.15 (0.65, 1.64)*** | 0.95 (-.42, 1.48)** |
| 12 months | 1.04 (0.55, 1.53)*** | 0.87 (0.32, 1.41)** | 1.43 (0.78, 2.08)*** | 1.20 (0.51, 1.90)** |
| 15 months | 1.27 (0.75, 1.80)*** | 1.14 (0.55, 1.72)*** | 1.13 (0.61, 1.65)*** | 0.90 (0.36, 1.44)** |
| 18 months | 1.39 (0.86, 1.92)*** | 1.20 (0.55, 1.85)*** | 1.17 (0.65, 1.68)*** | 0.88 (0.31, 1.45)** |
| 21 months | 1.18 (0.55, 1.81)*** | 0.99 (0.36, 1.62)** | 1.26 (0.73, 1.80)*** | 0.96 (0.39, 1.52)** |
| 24 months | 0.93 (0.25, 1.61)** | 0.78 (0.11, 1.45)* | 0.91 (0.32, 1.50)** | 0.60 (-0.01, 1.21) |
| 27 months | 0.47 (-0.60, 1.53) | 0.45 (-0.66, 1.57) | 0.91 (0.03, 1.79)* | -0.79 (-0.16, 1.74) |
| 30 months | 1.46 (0.31, 2.61)* | 1.35 (0.24, 2.46)* | 1.42 (0.42, 2.43)** | 1.22 (0.24, 2.19)* |
| 33 months | 2.07 (-0.25, 4.39) | 1.98 (-0.30, 4.26) | 1.48 (-0.79, 3.76) | 1.26 (-1.02, 3.53) |
| 36 months | 5.32 (0.13, 10.52)* | 5.27 (0.35, 10.15)* | 1.4 (0.14, 2.65)* | 1.21 (0.06, 2.37)* |
| Covariates | ||||
| Age | 0.18 (-1.64, 0.52) | 0.18 (-0.16, 0.51) | -0.05 (-0.26, 0.15) | -0.03 (-0.23, 0.17) |
| Sex (Female) | 2.99 (2.07, 3.91)*** | 2.96 (2.08 (3.83)*** | 1.03 (0.34, 1.78)** | 1.06 (0.33, 1.79)** |
| Secondary Education or Higher | 0.42 (-0.69, 1.52) | 0.46 (-0.65, 1.58) | 0.69 (-0.29, 1.67) | 0.67 (-0.31, 1.65) |
| Married | -0.41 (-1.28, 0.46) | -0.43 (-1.33, 0.46) | -1.0 (-0.81, 0.62) | -0.04 (-0.75, 0.66) |
| Household Size | -10.1 (-0.29, 0.08) | -0.10 (-0.28, 0.09) | 0.01 (-0.11, 0.14) | 0.02 (-0.11, 0.14) |
| Asset index | 0.16 (-0.08, 0.4) | 0.17 (-0.07, 0.41) | 0.14 (-0.05, 0.33) | 0.14 (-0.05, 0.33) |
| Time to Clinic (hrs) | -0.23 (-0.77, 0.3) | -0.23 (-0.77, 0.30) | -0.04 (-0.57, 0.48) | -0.06 (-0.60, 0.47) |
| AUDIT-C | 0.19 (-1.26, 1.64) | 0.21 (-1.24, 1.66) | 0.08 (-0.98, 1.15) | 0.18 (-0.90, 1.25) |
| CD4 | 0.01 (-0.31, 0.34) | -0.00 (-0.33, 0.32) | -0.04 (-0.32, 0.24) | -0.04 (-0.32, 0.23) |
| PHS | - | 0.18 (-0.17, 0.53) | - | 0.03 (-0.00, 0.05) |
| Food security (HFIAS continuous) | - | 0.29 (-0.03, 0.09) | - | 0.01 (-0.03, 0.06) |
| Constant | 18.93 | 17.99 | 25.12 | 23.70 |
*
p-value<0.05,
**
p-value<0.01,
***
p-value<0.001