Table 2.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants by study group.
| Overall Mean(SD) |
NACS Mean(SD) |
Non-NACS Mean(SD) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 152 | 77 | 75 | 0.87 |
| Age, y | 40.0 (9.0) | 38.8 (8.5) | 41.1 (9.4) | 0.13 |
| Interval from HIV diagnosis, y | 3.5 (3.4) | 3.5 (4.1) | 3.6 (2.4) | 0.5 |
| Household size | 4 (2.4) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 0.6 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.8 (5.7) | 25.1 (4.8) | 26.6 (6.5) | 0.11 |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| BMI categorized | ||||
| Underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) | 5 (3.3) | 2 (2.6) | 3 (4.1) | |
| Normal weight (BMI= 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 75 (49.7) | 40 (52.0) | 35 (47.3) | 0.07 |
| Overweight (BMI= 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 40 (26.5) | 25 (32.5) | 15 (20.3) | |
| Obese (BMI>30 kg/m2) | 31 (20.5) | 10 (12.9) | 21 (28.3) | |
| Female | 127 (84) | 65 (84.4) | 62 (82.7) | 0.8 |
| Married | 70 (46.0) | 31 (44.3) | 39 (55.7) | 0.19 |
| Main breadwinner of the home | 83 (54.6) | 41 (53.3) | 42 (56.0) | 0.7 |
| Highest level of education completed | ||||
| None | 21 (13.8) | 15 (19.5) | 6 (8.0) | |
| Primary school | 29 (19.1) | 9 (11.7) | 20 (26.7) | |
| Junior/Senior high | 89 (58.6) | 46 (51.7) | 43 (57.3) | 0.06 |
| Polytechnic/Community college | 7 (4.6) | 3 (3.9) | 4 (5.3) | |
| University | 6 (3.9) | 4 (5.2) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| GHS0-299 (equivalent of US$0-77) | 78 (66.7) | 39 (65.0) | 39 (68.4) | 0.69 |
| >GHS300 (equivalent of US$78 or more) | 39 (33.3) | 21 (35.0) | 18 (31.6) | |
NACS, Nutrition Assessment Counseling and Support; BMI, Body Mass Index; GHS, Ghana cedis.