Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Variables | General population | HAART group | HAART-naïve group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex n(%) | Male | 88(18.47%) | 57(25.45%) | 31(34.44%) |
| Female | 226(71.97%) | 167(74.55%) | 59(65.56%) | |
| Marital status n(%) | Married | 235(74.60%) | 170(75.56%) | 65(72.22%) |
| Single | 70(22.22%) | 48(21.33%) | 22(24.44%) | |
| Age (mean ± SD in years) | 44 ±10.40 | 45.07±10.70 | 41.62±9.16 | |
| Profession, n (%) | Self-employed | 241(76.51%) | 172(76.44%) | 69(76.67) |
| Employed | 55(17.46) | 39(17.33%) | 16(17.78%) | |
| Prevalence of hypertension (n) | 29.84%(94) | 36.44%(82) | 12 (13.33%) | |
| Duration of HAART in years, n (%) <5 | 43(13.65%) | 43(13.65%) | 0 | |
| 5<10 | 100(31.75%) | 100(31.75%) | 0 | |
| 10<15 | 74(23.49%) | 74(23.49%) | 0 | |
| >15 | 8(2.54%) | 8(2.54%) | 0 | |
| BMI(Kg/m2)(Mean ± SD) | 25.99±6.31 | 26.44±5.66 | 24.83±7.68 | |
| WHR(Mean ±SD) | 1.98±4.19 | 2.08±5.65 | 1.73±0.45 |