Assessing Nutrient Intake and Nutrient Status of HIV Seropositive Patients Attending Clinic at Chulaimbo Sub-District Hospital, Kenya

Table 6

The difference in mean values of nutrient intake and nutrient status between males and females (𝑛=497).

Nutrient status and nutrient intake indicators	𝑡  for equivalence; of means	df	Sig
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	0.661	269.232	0.509
Creatinine (mg/dL)	5.3444	150.865	0.000*
SGPT (UI/L)	1.666	155.460	0.098
MCV (femtoliters)	1.179	153.349	0.240
Protein (g)	−0.323	160.926	0.747
Iron (mg)	−0.526	159.699	0.599
Calcium (mg)	−1.455	183.227	0.147
Vitamin A (IU)	−1.211	235.640	0.227
Vitamin C (mg)	0.806	157.390	0.421
Thiamine (mg)	−2.267	205.178	0.024*
Riboflavin (mg)	0.451	175.100	0.652
Niacin (mg)	−1.615	210.635	0.108

Key: *𝛼=0.05, SGPT: serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase, MCV: mean corpuscular volume.