Journal of Obesity

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 4

Prevalence of central obesity among HIV patients who received ART at armed force comprehensive and specialized hospital, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 353).


Variables	Category	WHR
Variables	Category	Abnormal (%)	Normal (%)

Sex	Female	155 (43.9)	17 (4.8)
Sex	Male	98 (27.8)	83 (23.5)

Educational status	Illiterate	42 (11.9)	8 (2.3)
	Primary/secondary	138 (39.1)	67 (19.1)
	College and above	73 (20.7)	25 (7.1)

Occupational status	Housewife	45 (12.7)	5 (1.4)
	Employed	111 (31.4)	39 (11.0)
	Merchant	17 (4.8)	2 (0.6)
	Pensioners	60 (17.0)	50 (14.2)
	Unemployed	20 (5.7)	4 (1.1)

Marital status	Married	177 (50.1)	71 (20.1)
	Never married	20 (5.7)	11 (3.1)
	Widowed	30 (8.5)	4 (1.1)
	Divorced	26 (7.4)	14 (4.0)

WHO clinical stage	Stage I	34 (9.6)	23 (6.5)
	Stage II	94 (26.6)	23 (6.5)
	Stage III	79 (22.4)	30 (8.5)
	Stage IV	46 (13.0)	24 (6.8)

Duration on ART (months)	<59 months	34 (9.6)	14 (4.0)
	60–107 months	65 (18.4)	31 (8.8)
	>107 months	154 (43.6)	55 (15.6)

Type of regimen	AZT + 3TC + NPV	54 (15.3)	14 (4.0)
	AZT + 3TC + EFV	28 (7.9)	2 (0.6)
	TDF + 3TC + EFV	125 (35.4)	60 (17.0)
	TDF + 3TC + NPV	29 (8.2)	8 (2.3)
	ABC + 3TC + ATZ	5 (1.4)	7 (2.0)
	ABC + 3TC + ATV/r	12 (3.4)	9 (2.5)

Baseline CD4 counts (cells/mm³)	<200	173 (49.0)	60 (17.0)
	200–349	47 (13.3)	29 (8.2)
	350–499	20 (5.7)	10 (2.8)
	>500	13 (3.7)	1 (0.3)

Current CD4 counts (cells/mm³)	<200	17 (4.8)	16 (4.5)
	200–349	38 (10.8)	23 (6.5)
	350–499	61 (17.3)	17 (4.80)
	>500	137 (38.8)	44 (12.5)

Current viral load	≤1000 counts	234 (66.3)	86 (24.4)
Current viral load	≥1001 counts	19 (5.4)	14 (4.0)

Smoked cigarette	Yes	9 (2.5)	4 (1.1)
Smoked cigarette	No	244 (69.1)	96 (27.2)

Consumed alcohol	Yes	92 (26.1)	39 (11.0)
Consumed alcohol	No	161 (45.6)	61 (17.3)

Physical activity	Yes	176 (49.9)	68 (19.3)
Physical activity	No	77 (21.8)	32 (9.1)

Dietary/diversity score	Diversified	139 (39.4)	56 (15.9)
Dietary/diversity score	Undiversified	114 (32.3)	44 (12.5)

Depression status	Normal	206 (58.4)	82 (23.2)
Depression status	Abnormal	47 (13.3)	18 (5.1)

Total cholesterol (TC)	Normal	129 (36.5)	62 (17.6)
Total cholesterol (TC)	Abnormal	124 (35.1)	38 (10.80)

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)	Normal	172 (48.7)	71 (20.1)
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)	Abnormal	81 (22.9)	29 (8.2)

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)	Normal	155 (43.9)	72 (20.4)
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)	Abnormal	98 (27.8)	28 (7.9)

Total triglyceride (TG)	Normal	175 (49.6)	76 (21.5)
Total triglyceride (TG)	Abnormal	78 (22.1)	24 (6.8)

Blood pressure (BP)	Normal	149 (42.2)	69 (19.5)
Blood pressure (BP)	Abnormal	104 (29.5)	31 (8.8)