Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 206 study participants
Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
n | 70 | 136 |
Age (median, IQR) | 38 (31–49) | 31 (25–40) |
Age (range) | 21–74 | 18–79 |
HIV seropositive at baseline | 14/60 (23%) | 39/117 (33%) |
Seroconverted to HIV during follow-up | 2 | 4 |
CD4 count (cells/μl) if HIV positive (median, IQR) (range) | 210 (125–432) (40–929) | 299 (177–399) (51–810) |
CD4 count (cells/μl) if HIV negative (median, IQR) (range) | 742 (583–797) (269–1184) | 812 (664–1001) (384–1623) |
BMI (kg/m2) (median, IQR) | 19.7 (18.1–21.5) | 21.7 (19.9–24.6) |
BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 | 25/75 (33%) | 18/124 (15%) |
Serum retinol (μmol/l) (median, IQR) | 1.91 (1.52–2.41) | 1.62 (1.30–2.08) |
Hygiene score (median, IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (2–6) |