TABLE 4.

Body mass index of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected participants in rural and urban communities.

Community	Gender	HIV-positive						HIV-negative						p†
		n	Median	Mean	SD	Min	Max	n	Median	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Rural	Male	25	18.7	19.6	4.5	15.5	33.6	85	21.0	21.84	5.27	11.8	41.4	0.02*
Urban		36	19.4	19.8	2.58	14.5	25.3	61	20.9	22.64	6.6	14.7	49.9	0.07
Rural	Female	63	23.1	24.9	6.8	13.7	42.5	359	27.7	28.8	8.9	11.9	53.6	0.009*
Urban		131	25.0	26.0	7.6	13.3	55.7	185	31.8	32.4	8.8	14.5	55.1	0.001*

^†, for median difference.

^*, statistically significant at p < 0.05.

SD, standard deviation.