Table 4.
Nutritional status of adult ART recipients by duration on ART.
| Variables | All n (%) |
ART < 2 Years (n = 219) n (%) |
ART ≥ 2 Years (n = 261) n (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | ||||
| Normal | 229 (48) | 133 (51) | 96 (44) | ≤0.0001 * |
| Underweight | 62 (13) | 29 (11) | 33 (15) | |
| Overweight | 127 (26) | 80 (31) | 47 (21) | |
| Obesity | 62 (13) | 19 (7) | 43 (20) | |
| WC | ||||
| Normal | 265 (55) | 122 (56) | 143 (55) | 0.840 |
| Abdominal obesity | 215 (45) | 97 (44) | 118 (45) | |
| WHR | ||||
| Normal | 299 (62) | 137 (63) | 162 (62) | 0.912 |
| Abdominal obesity | 181 (38) | 82 (37) | 99 (38) | |
| WHtR | ||||
| Normal | 120 (250 | 58 (26) | 62 (24) | 0.492 |
| Abdominal obesity | 360 (75) | 161 (74) | 199 (76) |
* Indicates significant differences.