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Table 1 Characteristics among HIV-infected individuals at the Infectious Diseases Institute

From: Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among people living with HIV attending a tertiary care clinic in Uganda

 

Variable

Number (%)

Sex

  

Female

4,976(63.65)

Male

2,842(36.35)

Age, years

  

< 44

3987(51)

≥ 44

3831(49)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

< 18.5

488 (6.24)

18.5–24.9

3,736(47.79)

≥ 25.0

3,594(45.97)

Duration on ART (years)

  

1–5

1,911(24.44)

6–10

3,212(41.08)

> 10

2,695(34.47)

CD4 + cell count(cells/mm3)

<200

1,610 (20.59)

200 - <500

2,321(29.69)

≥ 500

3,887(49.72)

Viral load count

  

Not suppressed(≥ 75copies)

1,236(15.81)

Suppressed(< 75copies)

6,582(84.19)

ART regimen

  

First line

5,948(76.08)

Second line

1,478(18.91)

Third line/complex

392(5.01)

NCDs

  

None

6,829 (87.35)

One or more

Commonest NCDs categorized;

Hypertension

Diabetes Mellitus

Renal disease

989 (12.65)

652 (8.3)

161 (2.1)

57 (0.7)