Table 3.
ART recipients' BMI status at the first and last clinic visits at Princess Marina Hospital and Bontleng anti-retroviral therapy clinics in Botswana (N = 531).
| BMI status (kg/m2) | Number and proportion of patients | McNemar test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First clinic visit, n (%) | Last clinic visit, n (%) | ||
| Underweight | 80 (15.1) | 44 (8.3) | <0.001∗ |
| Normal BMI | 337 (63.5) | 233 (43.9) | <0.001∗ |
| Overweight | 72 (13.6) | 153 (28.8) | <0.001∗ |
| Obesity | 42 (7.9) | 88 (16.6) | <0.001∗ |
| Morbidly-obese | 0 (0.0) | 13 (2.4) | — |
| Overweight/obesity | 114 (21.5) | 241 (45.4) | <0.001∗ |
| Obesity/morbidly-obese | 42 (7.9) | 101 (19.0) | <0.001∗ |
ART = antiretroviral therapy; BMI = body mass index; First clinic visit = when patients were enrolled in the study or before initiation on ART; Last clinic visit = after initiation on ART; ∗significant difference; Overweight/obesity = recipients with a BMI of overweight or any category of obesity.