Table 1 The mean and standard deviation (SD) of physical and biochemical measurements, by ART status, among PLHIVS, in the Gedeo zone, Southern-Ethiopia, 2017–2019
S.No | Criteria | ART status | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARTa naïveb(n = 211) | ART exposed(n = 422) | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
1 | Waist circumference (WC) | 83.7 | 8.2 | 83.5 | 7.7 | 83.6 | 7.9 |
2 | Body Mass Index (BMI) | 22.22 | 4.36 | 22.18 | 4.54 | 22.19 | 4.48 |
3 | Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 126.9 | 7.8 | 126.9 | 11.5 | 126.9 | 10.4 |
4 | Diastolic (DBP) | 82.8 | 5.1 | 83.3 | 6.3 | 83.1 | 5.9 |
5 | High-density lipoprotein (HDL_c) | 52.8 | 23.3 | 58.9 | 23.8 | 56.8 | 23.8 |
6 | Triglycerides (TGL_c) | 133.5 | 30.2 | 145.9 | 32.3 | 141.8 | 32.1 |
7 | Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | 102.2 | 30.1 | 112.6 | 39.1 | 109.1 | 36.7 |
9 | Total cholesterol (TC_c) | 168.9 | 41.0 | 181.5 | 45.2 | 177.3 | 44.2 |
10 | Low-density lipoprotein (LDL_c) | 138.4 | 32.7 | 146.6 | 31.9 | 143.9 | 32.4 |