Table 1. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all participants and according to gender.
| Characteristic | Participants (n = 200) | Females (n = 140) | Males (n = 60) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 39.1±9.4 | 38.4±9.8 | 40.7±8.3 | 0.123 |
| Married, n (%) | 89 (44.5%) | 49 (35%) | 40 (66.7%) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference in cm (mean ± SD) | 80.3±7.9 | 80.2±7.9 | 80.7±7.7 | 0.660 |
| WC-defined central obesity, prevalence (%) | 33.5% | 94.0% | 6.0% | <0.001 |
| Hip circumference in cm (mean ± SD) | 94.0±8.0 | 94.2±8.3 | 93.6±7.3 | 0.635 |
| WHR (mean ± SD) | 0.86±0.06 | 0.85±0.06 | 0.86±0.07 | 0.277 |
| WHR-defined central obesity, prevalence (%) | 44.5% | 52.9% | 25.0% | <0.001 |
| Weight in Kg (mean ± SD) | 65.8±9.4 | 64.2±9.5 | 69.4±8.4 | 0.270 |
| Height in meters (mean ± SD) | 1.65±0.07 | 1.63±0.07 | 1.70±0.06 | 0.926 |
| WHtR (mean ± SD) | 0.49±0.05 | 0.49±0.05 | 0.48±0.05 | 0.024 |
| Elevated WHtR (WHtR > 0.5, prevalence (%)) | 36.5% | 40.7% | 26.7% | 0.059 |
| BMI in Kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 24.1±2.9 | 24.2±3.0 | 24.0±2.5 | 0.709 |
| BMI-defined overweight, prevalence (%) | 40.5% | 44.29% | 31.67% | 0.096 |
| BMI categories | 0.140 | |||
| Underweight | 2 (1.0%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Normal | 117 (58.5%) | 76 (54.3%) | 41 (68.3%) | |
| Overweight | 81 (40.5%) | 62 (44.3%) | 19 (31.7%) | |
| Obesity | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Hypertension (prevalence, %) | 28.5% | 22.1% | 43.3% | 0.002 |
| Time since diagnosis of HIV infection in months, median (IQR) | 22 (1–68) | 18 (1–62) | 24 (1–72) | 0.860 |
| CD4 cell count in cells/µL, median (IQR) (n = 123) | 271 (130–408) | 270 (134–409) | 274 (80–388) | 0.646 |
BMI–Body Mass Index, CD4—Cluster of differentiation 4, IQR–Interquartile Range, SD–Standard deviation, WC–Waist circumference, WHR–Waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR–Waist-to-height ratio.