Research Article

Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of the HIV patients who received ART at armed force comprehensive and specialized hospital, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 353).

VariablesCategoryFrequency (%)

SexFemale172 (48.7)
Male181 (51.3)

Age (mean ± SD)Mean: 44.6 ± 8.85 years

Educational statusIlliterate50 (14.2)
Primary/secondary205 (58.1)
College and above98 (27.8)

OccupationHousewife50 (14.2)
Employer87 (24.6)
Merchant52 (14.7)
Pensioners19 (5.4)
Unemployed145 (41.1)

Marital statusMarried248 (70.3)
Never married31 (8.8)
Widowed34 (9.6)
Divorced40 (11.3)