Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 185)
Variable | Normal UACR | Microalbuminuria | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, median(IQR) | 33 (28–40) | 34 (26–40) | 33 (28–40) | 0.658 |
CD4+ count (cells/μL), median(IQR) | 460 (215–731) | 215 (84–539) | 428 (145–689) | 0.007 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 59 (39.3) | 8 (22.9) | 67 (36.2) | |
Female | 91 (60.7) | 27 (77.1) | 118 (63.8) | 0.080* |
Occupation | ||||
Informal | 137 (91.3) | 33 (94.3) | 170 (91.9) | |
Formal | 13 (8.7) | 2 (5.7) | 15 (8.1) | 0.740* |
Highest level of education | ||||
None | 14 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (7.6) | |
Primary | 70 (46.7) | 21 (60.0) | 91 (49.2) | |
Secondary | 49 (32.7) | 13 (37.1) | 62 (33.5) | |
Tertiary | 17 (11.3) | 1 (2.9) | 18 (9.7) | 0.079* |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 58 (38.7) | 10 (28.8) | 68 (36.8) | |
Single | 77 (51.3) | 21 (60.0) | 98 (53.0) | |
Widowed | 6 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.2) | |
Others | 9 (6.0) | 4 (11.4) | 13 (7.0) | 0.327* |
History of Alcohol consumption | ||||
Yes | 76 (50.7) | 19 (54.3) | 95 (51.3) | |
No | 74 (49.3) | 16 (45.7) | 90 (48.7) | 0.700 |
History of smoking | ||||
Yes | 9 (6.0) | 3 (8.6) | 12 (6.5) | |
No | 141 (94.0) | 32 (91.4) | 173 (93.5) | 0.701* |
BMI in Kg/m2 | ||||
Underweight | 12 (8.0) | 9 (25.7) | 21 (11.4) | |
Normal | 93 (62.0) | 20 (57.1) | 113 (61.1) | |
Overweight | 26 (17.3) | 5 (14.3) | 31 (16.8) | |
Obese | 19 (12.7) | 1 (2.9) | 20 (10.8) | 0.020* |