Table 2: Clinical characteristics of PLHIV followed up in care facilities in the Lingwala HZ from 2021 to 2023 (n = 281).
Variables |
Cases n (%) |
Controls n (%) |
P |
BMI |
< 0.01 |
||
< 18.5 |
22(30%) |
26(12.4%) |
|
18.5 à 24.99 |
36(51.4%) |
106(50.5%) |
|
25 à 29.99 |
9(12.9%) |
51(24.3%) |
|
≥ 30 |
4(5.7%) |
27(12.9%) |
|
History of tuberculosis |
< 0.01 |
||
No |
17(24.3%) |
189(89.6%) |
|
Yes |
53(75.7%) |
22(10.4%) |
|
History of alcohol consumption |
0.511 |
||
At least one time |
32(45.7%) |
87(41.2%) |
|
Never taken |
38(54.3%) |
124(58.8%) |
|
History of smoking |
< 0.01 |
||
At least one time |
16(22.9%) |
20(9.5%) |
|
Never taken |
54(77.1%) |
191(90.5%) |
|
Comorbidity |
0.149 |
||
No |
59(84.3%) |
191(90.5%) |
|
Yes |
11(15.7%) |
20(9.5%) |
|