Nutritional status and metabolic risk in HIV-infected university students: challenges in their monitoring and management

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Table 1: Demographic data, clinical and anthropometric nutritional status (n = 63)

Variable		n	%
Gender	Male	13	21
	Female	50	79
Age group	< 20 years	3	5
	20–25 years	44	70
	> 25 years	19	30
Time period since diagnosis	0–2 months	17	29
	3–11 months	16	27
	12–23 months	12	20
	> 24 months	12	20
Weight change in last 6 months (% of normal weight)	More than 5% weight loss	4	8
	Less than 5% weight loss	16	33
	Less than 5% weight gain or stable	24	49
	More than 5% weight gain	5	10
BMI category (kg/m^2)	< 18.5 (underweight)	2	3
	18.5 to 24.9 (normal weight)	29	46
	25–29.9 (overweight)	13	21
	30+ (obese)	19	30
CD4 cell count (cell/mm^3)	< 200	9	16
	200–349	17	29
	350+	32	55

Figure 1: Frequency distribution of CD4 count in relation to BMI group.

Figure 2: Frequency distribution of students according to disease risk as measured by the NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative.¹⁷

National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Obesity Initiative. The practical guide identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults. 2000. [cited 2016 May 28]. Available from: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/prctgd_c.pdf

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