Table 5 Prevalence of mild-moderate and severe malnutrition in HIV positive and negative patients
Nutritional status | All subjects (n = 600) | HIV positive (n = 60) | HIV negative (n = 540) | Z-test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Prevalence | % Prevalence | % Prevalence | |||
WHZ <-2.0 | 30.2 | 34.2 | 29.8 | 0.45 | 0.164 |
HAZ <-2.0 | 46.6 | 71.8 | 44.1 | 5.25 | 0.003 |
WAZ <-2.0 | 44.5 | 76.3 | 42.5 | 5.07 | 0.030 |
WHZ <-3.0 | 18.0 | 26.3 | 17.1 | 2.10 | 0.180 |
HAZ <-3.0 | 31.6 | 53.8 | 29.3 | 6.13 | 0.003 |
WAZ <-3.0 | 27.5 | 46.3 | 25.6 | 4.96 | 0.009 |