Table 1 Participants' baseline characteristics according to perinatal HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment status.

From: Cardioprotective effects of early versus late initiated antiretroviral treatment in adolescents with perinatal HIV-1 infection

Characteristic

PHIV and ART Status

HIV uninfected

APHIV

 

Early ART initiation

Delayed ART initiation

Total

Number

37

45

21

66

Sociodemographic

 Mean age (years)

15.0 (1.8)

15.0 (14.0, 16.0)

15.3 (1.6)

15.3 (1.6)

 Male sex

15 (41%)

23 (51%)

11 (52%)

34 (52%)

Anthropometrica

 BSA(m2)

1.6 (0.2)

1.5 (0.2)

1.5 (0.2)

1.5 (0.2)

 Height (cm)

159 (8)

157 (9)

159 (10)

158 (9)

 Weight (kg)

60.7 (17.2)

50.8 (12.9)

55.1 (15.0)

52.2 (13.6)

 BMI (kg/m2)

23.9 (6.6)

20.6 (4.6)

21.8 (5.7)

20.9 (5.0)

 Stunted

3 (8%)

8 (18%)

5 (24%)

13 (20%)

 Underweight

1 (3%)

5 (11%)

3 (14%)

8 (12%)

 Wasted

0 (0%)

3 (7%)

0 (0%)

3 (5%)

 Overweight/obese

14 (38%)

7 (16%)

2 (11%)

9 (15%)

  1. Values are reported as mean (SD) or number (%).
  2. aStunted = height-for-age z score < −2; underweight = weight-for-age z score < −2; wasted = BMI-for-age z score < −2; overweight/obese = BMI-for-age z score > 1.
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