Research Article

Prevalence of Hypogonadism and Associated Risk Factors among Newly Diagnosed ART Naïve HIV-Infected Males in Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of 388 study participants.

VariableFrequency (n)/medianPercent (%)/IQR

Median age (years)40(33–46)
Age groups (years)
 18–305514.2
 31–4522858.8
 46–609825.3
 >6071.8
Median BMI (kg/m2)21.1(19.4–23.5)
BMI category (kg/m2)
 <18.55614.4
 18.5–24.927771.4
 25–29.95113.1
 ≥3041.0
Median waist circumference (cm)80(76–83)
Waist circumference category (cm)
 <8121455.2
 81–9316241.8
 94–115123.1
Marital status
 Married24763.7
 Single8622.2
 Divorced/separated5514.2
Herbal medicine use
 Yes12833.0
 No26067.0
Employment status
 Non-self-employed7519.3
 Self-employed28774.0
 Unemployed266.70