Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected adults by ART status at the Hospital of Gondar University, northwest Ethiopia (2014)

VariableARTPre-ARTBoth
Age (years)
 <2519 (6.4)31 (18.6)50 (10.0)
 25–34101 (34.2)56 (33.5)157 (33.9)
 35–44113 (38.3)53 (31.7)166 (35.9)
 45 and older62 (21.0)27 (16.3)89 (19.3)
Sex
 Men83 (58.4)59 (41.6)142 (30.7)
 Women212 (66.2)108 (33.8)320 (69.3)
Religion
 Orthodox269 (63.4)155 (36.6)421 (91.8)
 Muslim26 (70.3)11 (29.7)37 (8.0)
 Other0 (0.00)1 (100)1 (0.2)
Marital status
 Never married21 (36.8)36 (63.2)57 (12.3)
 Currently married135 (66.5)68 (33.5)203 (43.9)
 Divorced51 (68.0)24 (32.0)75 (16.2)
 Widowed61 (69.3)27 (30.7)88 (19.1)
 Separated27 (69.2)12 (30.8)39 (8.4)
Alcohol consumption
 Yes61 (38.1)99 (61.9)160 (34.6)
 No234 (77.5)68 (22.5)302 (65.4)
Smoking
 Yes7 (25.9)20 (74.1)27 (5.8)
 No288 (66.2)147 (33.8)435 (94.2)
BMI
 Underweight49 (51.0)47 (48.9)96 (20.8)
 Normal weight206 (67.1)101 (32.9)307 (66.4)
 Overweight31 (67.4)15 (32.6)46 (9.9)
 Obese9 (69.2)4 (30.8)13 (2.8)
  • Values are n (%).

  • ART, antiretroviral treatment; BMI, body mass index.