Table 2. Clinical and immunological characteristics of HIV patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2020(n = 556).

Variables	Categories	Cases		Controls		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Functional status	Working	97	69.8	364	87.3	461	82.9
	Ambulatory	29	20.9	40	9.6	69	12.4
	Bedridden	13	9.3	13	3.1	26	4.7
DM	Yes	22	15.8	13	3.1	35	6.3
	No	117	84.2	404	96.9	521	93.7
Having OIs	Yes	55	39.6	49	11.8	104	18.7
	No	84	60.4	368	88.2	452	81.3
on ART (mean ± SD)a		90.74 ± 38.206		98.35±37.275		96.45 ± 37.62
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	30	21.6	180	43.2	210	37.8
	Stage II	37	26.6	140	33.6	177	31.8
	Stage III	43	30.9	69	16.5	112	20.1
	Stage IV	29	20.9	28	6.7	57	10.3
CD4 count(mean ± SD)b		416.14±330.916		622.34±307.91		570.32±326.126
BMI (mean ± SD)c		18.066 ± 1.4223		19.062±2.0191		18.813 ± 1.9352
Hgb (mean ± SD)d		12.154 ± 0.8177		12.434±1.0798		12.36 ± 1.026
IPT use	Yes	58	41.7	338	81.1	396	71.2
	No	81	58.3	79	18.9	160	28.8
Adherence to ART	Poor	22	15.8	44	10.6	66	11.9
	Moderate	41	29.5	59	14.1	100	18.0
	Good	76	54.7	314	75.3	390	70.1

^a = measured in month

^b = measured in cells/mm³.

^c = measured in kg/m²

^d = measured in g/dl.