Changes in Lipid Profiles of HIV⁺ Adults over Nine Months at a Harare HIV Clinic: A Longitudinal Study

Table 1

Demographics of participants ().

Variable	ART^− ()	ART^+ ()	Total
Age/years
Mean SD	36.4 11.2	41.2 10.2	40.5 10.4	0.0417
Sex
Male/ (%)	6 (17.1)	29 (82.9)	35 (20.5)	0.473
Female/ (%)	17 (12.5)	119 (87.5)	136 (79.5)
ART use at baseline	23	148	171
NVP/EFV first line	—	126 (85.2%)
ZDV/STV first line	—	11 (7.4%)
PI-based second line	—	11 (7.4%)
Earnings in USD mean SD	126.0 143.3	147.8 190.2	144.9 184.4	0.5995
BMI mean SD	23.5 4.0	24.8 4.9	24.6 4.8	0.2344
SBP mean SD	125.0 18.8	125.9 18.9	125.8 18.8	0.8154
DBP mean SD	81.9 18.8	81.7 15.0	81.7 15.5	0.9558

Note: level of significance is set at P < 0.05; -test comparison of means; Pearson chi-squared test; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure in mmHg; DBP: diastolic blood pressure in mmHg; ART: antiretroviral therapy naïve at baseline; ART⁺: antiretroviral therapy experienced at baseline; NVP: nevirapine; EFV: efavirenz; ZDV: zidovudine; STV: stavudine; PI: protease inhibitor.