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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Oct 1;73(2):228–236. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001071

Table 2.

Weight change after 1 year by baseline BMI.

HIV + HIV −
Baseline BMI Weight change N (%) N (%)

Overall N = 7177 N = 24621
Lost >5 lbs 1495 (20.8) 5824 (23.7)
Remained within +/− 5 lbs 2249 (31.3) 11062 (44.9)
Gained >5 lbs 3433 (47.8) 7735 (31.4)
Median (IQR) 4.3 (−3.5,14.9) 1.0 (−4.9,7)
Underweight <18.5 N = 332 N = 276
Lost >5 lbs 25 (7.5) 31 (11.2)
Remained within +/− 5 lbs 83 (25.0) 154 (55.8)
Gained >5 lbs 224 (67.5) 91 (33.0)
Median (IQR) 13 (2.8,26.3) 2.0 (−2.9,7.6)
Normal 18.5 to <25 N = 3557 N = 5378
Lost >5 lbs 575 (16.2) 1024 (19.0)
Remained within +/− 5 lbs 1160 (32.6) 2576 (47.9)
Gained >5 lbs 1822 (51.2) 1778 (33.1)
Median (IQR) 5.6 (−1.7,16.1) 1.7 (−3.5,7.3)
Overweight 25 to <30 N = 2322 N = 9464
Lost >5 lbs 599 (25.8) 2017 (21.3)
Remained within +/− 5 lbs 731 (31.5) 4554 (48.1)
Gained >5 lbs 992 (42.7) 2893 (30.6)
Median (IQR) 3.0 (−5.4,12) 1.0 (−4.1,7)
Obese >= 30 N = 966 N = 9503
Lost >5 lbs 296 (30.6) 2752 (29.0)
Remained within +/− 5 lbs 275 (28.5) 3778 (39.8)
Gained >5 lbs 395 (40.9) 2973 (31.3)
Median (IQR) 1.7 (−7,11.2) 1.0 (−4.1,7)