Table 1. Comparison of mean ± standard deviations of parameters across the three groups using one-way ANOVA.
Parameters | HIV-positive on HAART | HIV-positive HAART-naïve | Control | F-value | p-value |
Age (years) | 35.85 ± 8.94 | 34.43 ± 9.49 | 35.76 ± 9.74 | 0.716 | 0.490 |
Weight (kg) | 65.77 ± 13.92* | 62.40 ± 12.45 | 68.69 ± 8.67* | 7.007 | 0.001 |
Height (m) | 1.66 ± 0.07* | 1.66 ± 0.09* | 1.71 ± 0.79 | 17.886 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.14 ± 4.55* | 22.47 ± 3.65 | 24.18 ± 3.32* | 6.301 | 0.002 |
BSA (m2) | 1.77 ± 0.17* | 1.75 ± 0.18* | 1.81 ± 0.15 | 4.420 | 0.013 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 82.92 ± 14.08* | 84.28 ± 16.79* | 68.77 ± 8.02 | 40.232 | < 0.001 |
*Duncan post hoc multiple comparison test indicating means for groups in homogenous subsets (means not significantly different). BMI = body mass index, BSA = body surface area.