Cystatin C-Based Evaluation of Kidney Function of HIV-Infected Children in Benin City, Southern Nigeria
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of all study participants.
Characteristics
HIV-infected children, (%)
Controls, (%)
Test ()
value
Age (years)
Less than 5 years
106 (51.7)
107 (52.2)
0.0098
1
1.000a
≥5 years
99 (48.3)
98 (47.8)
Mean age
0.84
408
0.401b
Sex
Male
98 (47.8)
98 (47.8)
0.00
1
1.000a
Female
107 (52.2)
107 (52.2)
SEC
Upper class
11 (5.40)
31 (14.6)
10.77
2
0.005c*
Middle class
83 (40.50)
78 (38.0)
Lower class
111 (54.10)
96 (47.30)
Weight
Mean ± SD (kg)
−1.327
408
0.171b
WAZ
−1.015
−0.20
13043.5
0.000d*
Height
Mean ± SD (m)
0.012
408
0.991b
HAZ
−0.65
0.02
15159.5
0.000d*
Body mass index
Mean ± SD (kg/m2)
2.265
408
0.024b*
BMI z
−0.83
0.40
17221.0
0.002d*
Blood pressure
Mean ± SD (mmHg)
0.7482
408
0.4548b
WAZ: weight for age score; HAZ: height for age score; BMI z: body mass index score; SEC: socioeconomic class; aFishers exact test; bstudent test; cPearson chi-square; dMann-Whitney test; *significant at .