Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	Mean ± SD or (%)
Age (years)	36.6 ± 9.5
Age categories
<30	7760 (22.9)
30–39	14877 (43.9)
40–49	7964 (23.4)
≥50	3317 (9.8)
Gender
Male	11199 (32.8)
Female	22912 (67.2)
BMI (kg/m^2)	21.4 ± 4.8
BMI-defined categories
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m^2)	9235 (27.6)
Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	18160 (54.4)
Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m^2)	4322 (12.9)
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m^2)	1693 (5.1)
CD4+ cell count (cells/µL)
<350	23050 (75.5)
350–<500	3748 (12.3)
≥500	3720 (12.2)
WHO clinical disease stage
Stage I	4910 (14.9)
Stage II	6228 (18.9)
Stage III	15128 (45.9)
Stage IV	6686 (20.3)
History of TB infection
Yes	7739 (23.3)
No	25539 (76.7)
Current TB/HIV coinfection
Yes	3245 (9.7)
No	30246 (90.3)

BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; CD4+: cluster of differentiation 4; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; TB: tuberculosis; WHO: World Health Organization.