Table 2. Clinical and anthropometric related characteristics of people living with HIV receiving care at referral hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 407).
| Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index(kg/m2) | Underweight | 83 (20.3) |
| Normal | 257 (63.1) | |
| Overweight | 59 (14.5) | |
| Obese | 8 (2.0) | |
| Waist circumference | High | 168 (41.3) |
| Normal | 239 (58.7) | |
| Waist to hip ratio | High | 305 (74.9) |
| Normal | 102 (25.1) | |
| Viral load (copies/mL) | Less than 1000 | 369 (90.7) |
| More than 1000 | 38 (9.3) | |
| Comorbidity state | Yes | 65 (16) |
| No | 342 (84) | |
| WHO clinical stage | Stage I | 403 (99.0) |
| Stage II | 4 (1.0) | |
| Opportunistic Infection | Yes | 15 (3.7) |
| No | 392 (96.3) | |
| Another drug therapy | Yes | 33 (8.1) |
| No | 374 (91.9) | |
| Type of ART regimen | TDF/3TC/EFV | 186 (45.7) |
| AZT/3TC/NVP | 96 (23.6) | |
| TDF/3TC/NVP | 42 (10.3) | |
| TDF/3TC/ATV/r | 33 (8.1) | |
| AZT/3TC/EFV | 14 (3.4) | |
| AZT/3TC/ ATV/r | 36 (8.8) | |
| Other substance use | Yes | 13 (3.2) |
| No | 394 (96.8) | |
| Duration of living with HIV | < 5 Years | 77 (18.9) |
| 5–10 Years | 178 (43.7) | |
| >10 Years | 152 (37.3 | |
| Hypertension | Yes | 57 (14.0) |
| No | 350 (86.0) |