Research Article
Assessing Nutrient Intake and Nutrient Status of HIV Seropositive Patients Attending Clinic at Chulaimbo Sub-District Hospital, Kenya
Table 6
The difference in mean values of nutrient intake and nutrient status between males and females ().
| Nutrient status and nutrient intake indicators | ββfor equivalence of means | df | Sig |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 0.661 | 269.232 | 0.509 | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 5.3444 | 150.865 | 0.000* | SGPT (UI/L) | 1.666 | 155.460 | 0.098 | MCV (femtoliters) | 1.179 | 153.349 | 0.240 | Protein (g) | β0.323 | 160.926 | 0.747 | Iron (mg) | β0.526 | 159.699 | 0.599 | Calcium (mg) | β1.455 | 183.227 | 0.147 | Vitamin A (IU) | β1.211 | 235.640 | 0.227 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0.806 | 157.390 | 0.421 | Thiamine (mg) | β2.267 | 205.178 | 0.024* | Riboflavin (mg) | 0.451 | 175.100 | 0.652 | Niacin (mg) | β1.615 | 210.635 | 0.108 |
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Key: *, SGPT: serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase, MCV: mean corpuscular volume.
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