Table 2: Baseline characteristics of subjects in the derivation and validation datasets for developing a model of hypertension among HIV patients on ART in Fako Division.

Characteristics

Derivation dataset

(n = 648)

Validation dataset

(n = 648)

P value

Gender (Female), n (%)

414 (63.9)

410 (63.3)

0.813

Age (years), mean (SD)

40.3 (5.3)

40.7 (6.1)

0.920

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

23.9 (4.1)

24.3 (4.2)

0.892

SBP (mmHg), mean (SD)

115.9 (7.0)

116.2 (7.3)

0.851

DBP (mmHg), mean (SD)

73.5 (6.2)

73.7 (6.3)

0.169

CD4 (cell/mm3), mean (SD)

251.3 (10.3)

258.6 (11.0)

0.977

Monthly income (frs), mean (SD)

55,223 (326)

54,953 (236)

0.602

Smoking, n (%)

47 (7.3)

65 (10.0)

0.075

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

252 (38.9)

268 (41.4)

0.365

Family history of HTN, n (%)

73 (27.2)

79 (27.1)

0.961

WHO stage IV, n (%)

143 (22.3)

153 (23.6)

0.898

TDF/3TC/EFV, n (%)

608 (93.8)

616 (95.1)

0.752

No formal education, n (%)

23 (3.5)

17 (2.6)

0.650

Married, n (%)

278 (42.9)

290 (44.8)

0.602

BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; TDF/3TC/EFV: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/lamivudine/Efavirenz.