Table 2 The study groups baseline characteristics
From: Nutritional status and serum zinc and selenium levels in Iranian HIV infected individuals
Parameters | HIV infected Patients | Healthy group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 100 | 100 | - |
Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 35.4 ± 7.8 | 32.4 ± 7.8 | 0.21 |
Weight (Kg) (mean ± SD) | 51.0 ± 8.4 | 72.2 ± 12.9 | 0.04 |
Height (Cm) (mean ± SD) | 169.9 ± 10.1 | 171.0 ± 9.1 | 0.43 |
BMI1 (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 17.3 ± 2.3 | 24.2 ± 3.0 | 0.03 |
IBW2 (kg) (mean ± SD) | 68.3 ± 7.2 | 71.0 ± 10.2 | 0.54 |
Serum Albumin (g/dL) (mean ± SD) | 2.6 ± 1.4 | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 0.03 |
CD4 (Cell/mm3) (mean ± SD) | 253 ± 50 | 1120 ± 210 | 0.01 |