Table 4 Mean Z-scores of nutritional indices among HIV positive and negative subjects
Nutritional status ( Z-score) | HIV positive (n = 60) | HIV negative (n = 540) | Z-test | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Weight-for-length/height (WHZ) | -1.63 | 2.06 | -0.93 | 2.47 | 2.37 | 0.017 |
Length/height-for-age (HAZ) | -3.23 | 2.19 | -1.86 | 3.55 | 7.60 | 0.000 |
Weight-for-age (WAZ) | -3.03 | 1.75 | -1.79 | 2.13 | 6.26 | 0.000 |