Table 1.
Characteristics | Multivitamins |
Vitamin A |
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Yes (n = 508) | No (n = 505) | P-value | Yes (n = 506) | No (n = 507) | P-value* | |
Age (years) | 24.7 (4.7) | 24.7 (4.9) | 0.89 | 24.8 (4.8) | 24.7 (4.7) | 0.74 |
Education (%) | 0.35 | 0.34 | ||||
None or adult | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.1 | ||
Primary 1–4 years | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.1 | ||
Primary 5–8 years | 74.0 | 78.4 | 77.1 | 75.3 | ||
>8 years | 11.8 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 9.5 | ||
WHO disease stage (%) | 0.21 | 0.20 | ||||
1 | 81.9 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 82.2 | ||
2 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 17.2 | ||
3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||
CD4 count (cells/µL) (%) | 0.52 | 0.09 | ||||
0–199 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 13.2 | ||
200–349 | 24.0 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 21.9 | ||
≥ 350 | 63.9 | 60.3 | 59.4 | 64.9 | ||
CD4 count (cells/µL) | 424 (201) | 413 (199) | 0.40 | 414 (202) | 423 (197) | 0.51 |
Values are given as the percentage or mean (with standard deviation).
P-values were generated using the glm procedure of SAS for continuous variables and the χ2 test for categorical variables.