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Table 4 Nutritional status of HIV positive and AIDS patients at Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon

From: Oral pathologies and underweight conditions among people living with HIV/AIDS in a health facility in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a study of 205 cases

Nutritional Status

N = 2051

P value

Weight profile

 

< 0.01

 Underweight (yes)

41 (20)

 

 Light

27 (13.2)

 

 Moderate/severe

14 (6.8)

 

Food consumption score

 

< 0.01

 Poor/limited

138 (67.3)

 

 Acceptable

67 (32.7)

 
  1. 1 n (%), *: Chi² test, bold: significant (p < 0.05)
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