Research Article
Predictors of Weight Change in Male HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Hanoi, Vietnam
Table 3
Average changes in selected variables over each six month interval.
| | Mean ± SD (P-value) |
| | Interval 1: | Interval 2: | | pre-ART to 6 months post-ART | 6 to 12 months post-ART | | () | () |
| CD4 count (cells/μL) | 65.6 ± 97.2 (<0.001) | 32.4 ± 101.0 (0.01) | Log Viral Load (copies/mL) | −2.8 ± 1.5 (<0.001) | −0.1 ± 0.9 (0.28) | Weight (kg) | 3.1 ± 4.8 (<0.001) | 0.8 ± 3.0 (0.02) | % Weight change | 6.2 ± 9.6 (<0.001) | 1.3 ± 5.5 (0.01) | BMI (kg/m2) | 1.1 ± 1.7 (<0.001) | 0.3 ± 1.1 (0.05) | Fat-free mass (kg) | 1.5 ± 3.0 (<0.001) | 0.5 ± 2.3 (0.05) | Fat-free mass (%) | −1.7 ± 4.0 (<0.001) | −0.3 ± 3.2 (0.48) | Fat mass (kg) | 1.6 ± 2.9 (<0.001) | 0.3 ± 2.3 (0.27) | Fat mass (%) | 1.7 ± 4.0 (<0.001) | 0.3 ± 3.2 (0.48) |
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