(a) Baseline lipid profile levels (mg/dl) among HIV negative study groups (month 0)

Lipid name	HIV−TB+ (n = 49)	HIV−TST+ (n = 24)	HIV−TST− (n = 25)	P value
				HIV−TB+ versus HIV−TST+ P value	HIV−TB+ versus HIV−TST− P value	HIV−TST+ versus HIV−TST− P value
TC	108 ( 87–130)	149 (140.5–162)	158 (150–192)	<0.001	<0.001	0.119
TG	75 (66–84)	83.5 (73–110.5)	119 (82–119)	0.027	<0.001	0.180
LDL	59.3 (46.9–73.2)	73.35 (63.8–87.2)	80.4 (73.5–105.1)	0.001	<0.001	0.072
HDL	26.5 (21.1–31.8)	42.4 (37.05–49.3)	44.7 (37.4–54.6)	<0.001	<0.001	0.276

Median (interquartile range) micronutrient level values are shown at baseline and significant differences between study groups were determined using Kruskal-Wallis H and Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney test.