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. 2022 Jan 21;17(1):e0262298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262298

Table 2. Correlates of physical activity energy expenditure (kj/kg/day) among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals.

HIV-infected (n = 272) HIV-uninfected (n = 119) HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected
β (95%CI)a β (95%CI)a β difference (95%CI)a Interaction p value
Body mass indexb (kg/m2)
 Underweight -5.4 (-10.4, -0.4) -1.7 (-16.5, 13.1) -3.7 (-19.4, 11.9)
 Normal Ref Ref Ref 0.14
 Overweight 3.2 (-2.8, 9.2) -5.0 (-11.7, 1.8) 8.2 (-0.8, 17.1)
Waist circumference (cm)
 Normal Ref Ref Ref 0.06
 Abdominal obesityc -1.2 (-9.1, 6.7) -11.4 (-19.1, -3.6) 10.1 (-0.6, 20.8)
Anaemia
 No-anaemiad Ref Ref Ref <0.001
 Milde -5.2 (-10.6, 0.2) 1.3 (-8.5, 11.03) -6.5 (-17.7, 4.7)
 Moderatef -13.8 (-18.8, -8.8) 13.7 (0.5, 26.9) -27.4 (-41.4, -13.4)
 Severeg -13.8 (-22.5, -5.2) -12.0 (-31.7, 7.8) -1.9 (-23.3, 19.6)
CD4 countsb (cells/μL)
 ≥500 Ref Ref Ref 0.03
 201–499 -2.9 (-9.6, 3.9) -1.2 (-9.6, 7.3) -1.7 (-12.5, 9.2)
 ≤200 -9.9 (-16.5, -3.3) 24.0 (-0.7, 48.6) -33.9 (-59.3, -8.4)
Log CRPb, h(mg/L) -9.7 (-12.4, -7.0) -2.7 (-9.3, 3.9) -7.0 (-14.1, 0.1) 0.05

a Confidence interval;

b Missing data:10 on body mass index, four on CRP, four on CD4 count;

c waist circumference > 102 for men or > 88 for women;

d no anaemia ≥12.0 g/dL for men/≥13 g/dL for women;

e mild anaemia 11.0–11.9 g/dL for men/11.0–12.9 g/dL women;

f moderated anaemia 8.0–10.9 g/dL for men/8.0–10.9 g/dL for women;

g severe anaemia <8.0g/dL for men/<8.0 g/dL for women;

h C-creative protein.