Table 2.
Clinical and nutritional status of patients at baseline
| Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 25) | RUTF (n = 26) | p | |
| Age (y) | 42 ± 12 | 40 ± 12 | 0.800 |
| Female, % (n) | 52 (22) | 86 (13) | 0.090 |
| HIV-1, % (n) | 84 (21) | 92 (24) | 0.874 |
| ART, % (n) | 76 (19) | 73 (19) | 1.000 |
| CD4 count), | 128 ± 148 | 109 ± 165 | 0.082 |
| <200 cells/μL, % (n) | 84 (19) | 81.7 (21) | 0.725. |
| Weight (kg) | 51.4 ± 9.8 | 47.1 ± 9.4 | 0.121 |
| Height (m) | 1.72 ± 0.08 | 1.66 ± 0.50 | 0.006 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.5 ± 0.6 | 16.7 ± 0.6 | 0.711 |
| < 16 kg/m 2 , % (n) | 24 (8) | 34 (11) | 0.886 |
| TBW (kg) | 8.1 ± 2.7 | 7.7 ± 2.8 | 0.121 |
| FFM (kg) | 11.1 ± 0.4 | 10.6 ± 0.4 | 0.121 |
| BF (kg) | 39.4 ± 1.2 | 37.8 ± 1.2 | 0.651 |
| % BF | 78.0 | 78.2 | 0.789 |
| Zinc (μg/dL) | 68.1 ± 29.8 | 68.7 ± 32.4 | 0.992 |
| Zinc deficiency, % (n) | 64 (16) | 54 (14) | 0.765 |
| Hb (μg/dL) | 8.5 ± 2.0 | 8.4 ± 2.2 | 0.084 |
| Anemia, % (n) | 96 (24) | 92 (24) | 1.000 |
| Chronic infection, % (n) | 32 (8) | 31 (8) | 1.000 |
Zinc deficiency: women, PZ <70 g/dL (morning fasting) and PZ < 66 mg/dL (morning nonfasting); men, PZ <74 g/dL (morning fasting) and PZ <70 mg/dL (morning nonfasting)
Anemia: women, Hb <12 μg/dL and men Hb <14 μg/dL
Chronic infection: CRP < 5 mg/L and AGP ≥ 1 g/L