Table 2.
Patterns of Weight Change From Baseline to Month 2 in the Study Population, by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status
| Study Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight or Weight Change | HIV Negative (n = 445) | HIV Positive (n = 102) | P Valuea |
| Absolute weight, median (IQR), kg | |||
| Baseline | 57 (50.2 to −65) | 55.1 (49.7–66) | .72 |
| At 2-mo follow-up | 59.5 (52–67.4) | 56.1 (49–65.4) | .02 |
| Weight change, median (IQR) | |||
| Absolute, kg | 2 (0.4–4) | 0.1 (−3.2 to 2.6) | <.01 |
| Relative, % | 3.6 (0.7–7) | 0.1 (−5.1 to 5.5) | <.01 |
| Weight change category, no. (%)b | |||
| Weight loss ≥5% | 15 (3) | 28 (28) | <.01 |
| Stable weight | 268 (60) | 48 (47) | |
| Weight gain ≥5% | 162 (36) | 26 (26) | |
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range.
a P values determined with Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous and χ 2 test for categorical variables.
bParenthetical percentages are column percentages.