Table 2 The trend of clinical & nutritional status among study participants comparing adherent & non-adherent subjects using mean at each visit in Tigray regional state, northern Ethiopia, 2012
Characteristics of study participants | Status of adherence to ART | At initiation of ART | 1st visit of last three visits | 2nd visit of last three visits | 3rd visit of last three visits | Current visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI (Kg/m2) | Adherent | 18.5 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.5 |
Non-adherent | 17.9 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.1 | |
Weight (Kg) | Adherent | 50.8 | 55.5 | 56.8 | 57.5 | 59.1 |
Non-adherent | 48.1 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 51.4 | 51.3 | |
Observed HGB | Adherent | 12.2 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
(mg/dl) | Non-adherent | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Adjusted HGB by | Adherent | 11.4 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
altitude (mg/dl) | Non-adherent | 11.5 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
TLC (106 cells/mm3) | Adherent | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Non-adherent | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | |
CD4 (cells/mm3) | Adherent | 155 | 408 | 460 | 495 | 522 |
Non-adherent | 140 | 282 | 302 | 324 | 304 |