Could a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Lead to Clinical Obesity? A Retrospective Cohort Study Conducted at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia

Table 3

Timing of ART initiation and weight changes in HIV/AIDS patients on ART who enrolled in the ART clinic at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in March 2021.

Variable	Category	Weight change				Total
		<5%		≥5%
		TLD	TLE	TLD	TLE
Time of diagnosis and ART start	The same-day ART initiation	28	45	42	42	157
		40.0%	51.7%	60.0%	48.3%	100.0%
	Within 1 wk. ART initiation	37	51	74	39	201
		33.3%	56.7%	66.7%	43.3%	100.0%
	Within 2 wks. ART initiation	4	6	10	11	31
		28.6%	35.3%	71.4%	64.7%	100.0%
	Within 1 month	5	9	11	8	33
		31.3%	52.9%	68.8%	47.1%	100.0%
	Total		111		100	422
			52.6%		47.4%	100.0%