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Table 2 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of participants

From: Likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea in people living with HIV in Cameroon – preliminary findings

 

HIV status

2 sided sig. of difference

Entire study sample

Negative (Controls)

Positive (Cases)

N

%

n

%

N

%

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean ± SD

25.17 ± 4.34

25.23 ± 4.48

0.955

25.20 ± 4.38

 Underweight (<18.5)

1

2.3

1

2.6

0.928

2

2.5

 Normal BMI (18.5–25.00)

25

58.1

21

55.3

46

56.8

 Overweight (25.01–29.99)

10

23.3

11

28.9

21

25.9

 Obese (≥30.00)

7

16.3

5

13.2

12

14.8

Weight gain (kg)

0.38 ± 5.20

−1.83 ± 6.10

0.104

−0.68 ± 5.72

Neck circumference (cm)

36.53 ± 3.00

35.74 ± 4.70

0.360

36.16 ± 3.89

Abdominal circumference (cm)

89.27 ± 12.80

86.30 ± 12.19

0.364

87.93 ± 12.52

Waist circumference (cm)

86.28 ± 13.60

85.58 ± 11.98

0.808

85.95 ± 12.79

Hip circumference (cm)

100.35 ± 13.80

100.05 ± 11.57

0.918

100.21 ± 12.73

Waist Hip Ratio

0.86 ± 0.08

0.85 ± 0.06

0.712

0.86 ± 0.07

Pulse (/min)

 Mean ± SD

74.29 ± 10.49

79.19 ± 16.57

0.086

76.46 ± 11.04

 Tachycardia

23

67.6

22

81.5

0.222

45

73.8

 Normal

11

32.4

5

18.5

16

26.2

Blood pressure (mm/hg)

 Systolic (Mean ± SD)

119.51 ± 14.21

121.61 ± 17.77

0.561

120.47 ± 15.86

 Diastolic (Mean ± SD)

75.49 ± 10.27

75.42 ± 16.57

0.981

75.46 ± 13.42

HBP

 Yes

6

14.0

8

22.2

0.338

14

17.7

 No

37

86.0

28

77.8

65

82.3

Neurological examination

 Normal

43

100

36

92.3

0.103

79

96.3

 Abnormal

0

0.0

3

7.7

3

3.7