TABLE I. Characteristics of antiretroviral naïve Brazilian men living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1.
| Variables | Findings |
| Demographics | |
| Age (years), n = 51a | 35 (± 1.28) |
| Income (minimum wage), n = 51b | |
| 1x | 28 (54.90%) |
| 2x | 21 (41.18%) |
| 3x | 0 (0%) |
| 4x | 2 (3.92%) |
| Education level (categories), n = 51b,c | |
| 0-early childhood | 0 (0%) |
| 1-primary | 0 (0%) |
| 2-lower secondary | 1 (1.96%) |
| 3-upper secondary | 9 (17.65%) |
| 4-post-secondary non-tertiary | 21 (41.18%) |
| 5-short-cycle tertiary | 6 (11.76%) |
| 6-bachelor’s or equivalent | 11 (21.57%) |
| 7-master’s or equivalent | 3 (5.88%) |
| Diagnosis of HIV-1 infection (years), n = 51d | 1.78 (0.00-16.36) |
| Anthropometrics parameters, n = 50b | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Normal weight | 27 (54%) |
| Overweight | 20 (40%) |
| Obesity | |
| Haematological and iron parameters, n = 45a,d | |
| RBC (1 x 106 cells/mm3) | 4.90 (3.71-6.89) |
| MCV (μm3) | 86.30 (69.7-98.4) |
| MCH (pg) | 29.2 (21.0-34.3) |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 33.8 (30.2-35.9) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.49 (± 0.17) |
| Hematocrit (%) | 43.08 (± 0.49) |
| Transferrin (mg/dL) | 209.0 (108.2-350.6) |
| Serum iron (µM), n = 51a | 14.40 (± 0.83) |
| Iron intake (mg/day)a | |
| FFQ, n = 51 | 10.55 (± 0.92) |
| 3dFR, n = 34 | 15.75 (± 1.51) |
a: mean and ± std. error; b: count and percentage; c: international standard classification of education 2011; d: median and range (minimum - maximum). BMI: body mass index; RBC: red blood cells; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.