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Table 3 Domain-specific physical activity level among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending ART clinic, in three selected public hospitals of South Ethiopia, 2019, (n = 422)

From: Physical activity level and associated factors among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia

Variables	Physical activity level						X²-P-value
	Low		moderate		Vigorous
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender
Male	94	33	35	47	25	42	0.48^*
Female	194	67	40	53	34	58	0.48^*
CD4 count
< 200	35	12	6	8.0	3	5	0.16
200–349	40	14	16	21	6	10
350–499	47	16	10	13	15	25
≥ 500	166	58	43	57	35	59
Educational level
No formal education	31	11	8	11	5	9	0.95
Primary education	79	27	18	24	17	29
Secondary and above	178	62	49	65	37	63
Place of residence
Urban	275	96	64	85	55	93	0.007^*
Rural	13	5	11	15	4	7	0.007^*
BMI
Under weight (≤ 18.5)	43	15	10	13	10	17	0.93
Normal (18.5–24.9)	166	58	47	63	34	58	0.93
Over weight (≥ 25)	79	27	18	24	15	25
Occupation
Government employee	68	24	15	20	12	20	0.69
Private employee	83	29	15	20	20	34
Daily-laborer	34	12	8	11	7	12
House wife	6	2	2	3	1	2
Merchant	39	14	16	21	10	17
Others	58	20	19	25	9	15

^*P ≤ 0.05

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