Table 4. Anthropometric measurement and body composition parameters of youths living with perinatal HIV infection stratified by sex.
| Variables | Total | Female | Male | p-valued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 120 | 33 (28) | 74 (62) | |
| Waist circumference, WC (cm) | 73.01 (11.01) | 69.44 (7.03) | 76.35 (12.91) | < 0.001 |
| Increase WCa | 15 (13) | 6 (10) | 9 (15) | 0.49 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio, WHR | 0.82 (0.07) | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.84 (0.07) | 0.007 |
| Increase WHRb | 26 (22) | 14 (24) | 12 (19) | 0.525 |
| Waist-to-height ratio | 0.45 (0.06) | 0.45 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.07) | 0.365 |
| Increase WHtR ratioc | 26 (22) | 12 (21) | 14 (23) | 0.802 |
| Total body fat (%) | 23.41 (7.05) | 28.05 (5.46) | 19.07 (5.43) | < 0.001 |
| Percent android fat (%) | 24.50 (8.10) | 28.36 (6.66) | 20.93 (7.70) | < 0.001 |
| Percent gynoid fat (%) | 27.21 (8.17) | 33.57 (5.16) | 21.26 (5.56) | < 0.001 |
| Android/gynoid ratio (AGR) | 0.91 (0.19) | 0.84 (0.14) | 0.98 (0.20) | < 0.001 |
Data in mean ± standard deviation, or number (%) as appropriate
DXA dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; kg kilograms
a ≥ 80 cm on females or ≥ 90 cm in males
b ≥ 0.9 in males, ≥ 0.85 in females
c ≥ 0.5 in both males and females
d P-value from t-test, chi square, or fisher exact as appropriate