Table 2.
Highest and Lowest body mass index (BMI) category reached following highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation stratified by pre-HAART mean BMI category. Percentages given are row percentages.
| Highest post-HAART BMI (kg/m2) reached | ||||||
| Pre-HAART mean BMI (kg/m2) | No. | Underweight (<18.5) | Normal (18.5 – <25.0) | Overweight (25.0 – <30.0) | Obese (30.0 – <40.0) | Morbidly Obese (≥40.0) |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 17 | 4 (24%) | 10 (59%) | 3 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Normal (18.5 – <25.0) | 456 | 3 (1%) | 215 (47%) | 183 (40%) | 53 (12%) | 2 (<1%) |
| Overweight (25.0 – <30.0) | 365 | 1 (<1%) | 12 (3%) | 168 (46%) | 172 (47%) | 12 (3%) |
| Obese (30.0 – <40.0) | 275 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (3%) | 194 (71%) | 73 (27%) |
| Morbidly Obese (≥40.0) | 64 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (6%) | 60 (94%) |
| Total | 1177 | 8 (1%) | 237 (20%) | 362 (31%) | 423 (36%) | 147 (12%) |
| Lowest post-HAART BMI (kg/m2) reached | ||||||
| Pre-HAART mean BMI (kg/m2) | No. | Underweight (<18.5) | Normal (18.5 – <25.0) | Overweight (25.0 – <30.0) | Obese (30.0 – <40.0) | Morbidly Obese (≥ 40.0) |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 17 | 16 (94%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Normal (18.5 – <25.0) | 456 | 107 (23%) | 333 (73%) | 15 (3%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Overweight (25.0 – <30.0) | 365 | 24 (7%) | 197 (54%) | 133 (36%) | 11 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Obese (30.0 – <40.0) | 275 | 4 (1%) | 59 (21%) | 101 (37%) | 108 (39%) | 3 (1%) |
| Morbidly Obese (≥40.0) | 64 | 0 (0%) | 4 (6%) | 9 (14%) | 27 (42%) | 24 (38%) |
| Total | 1177 | 151 (13%) | 594 (50%) | 258 (22%) | 147 (12%) | 27 (2%) |