Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 104 HIV-treatment-naive patients, Salvador, Bahia, 2017.
Demographic and clinical characteristics |
N |
% |
Gender |
- |
- |
Male |
79 |
76 |
Female |
25 |
24 |
Educational status |
- |
- |
<9 years |
21 |
18.8 |
≥ 9 years |
83 |
74.1 |
Marital status |
- |
- |
Single |
78 |
69.6 |
Married/stable relationship |
26 |
23.2 |
Smoking status |
- |
- |
No |
82 |
78.8 |
Yes |
22 |
21.2 |
Drinking |
- |
- |
No |
95 |
91.3 |
Yes |
9 |
8.7 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
- |
- |
<25 – Underweight |
12 |
11.5 |
25-29 - Normal weight |
86 |
82.7 |
≥30 – Obese |
6 |
5.8 |
Living |
- |
- |
Alone |
36 |
34.6 |
With Family |
59 |
56.7 |
With Friends |
9 |
8.7 |
Skin color / Race/ Ethnicity |
- |
- |
African Brazilian |
85 |
81.8 |
Caucasian |
19 |
18.3 |
Family income (Minimal Wages)* |
- |
- |
< 1 MW |
50 |
48.1 |
≥ 1 MW |
54 |
51.9 |
Charlson’s comorbidity index** |
- |
- |
No |
77 |
74 |
Mild |
21 |
20.2 |
Moderate |
5 |
4.8 |
Severe |
1 |
1 |
Functional tests |
- |
- |
6-Minute Walk Test Distance (m)*** |
- |
- |
< expected |
93 |
89.4 |
≥ expected |
11 |
10.6 |
Borg index**** |
- |
- |
Very light |
33 |
31.7 |
Fairly light |
68 |
65.2 |
Hard |
3 |
2.9 |
Grip Strength (kg)***** |
- |
- |
Dynapenia |
16 |
15.4 |
Non- dynapenia |
88 |
84.6 |
Lung function |
- |
- |
Tiffeneau index (FEV1/FVC *100) < 80% |
- |
- |
No |
68 |
65.4 |
Yes |
36 |
34.6 |
*Family income (Minimal Wages): 284.6 USD
**Charlson’s comorbidity index: 0 - 6pontos. No: 0, mild: 1-2, moderate: 3-5, severe: 6
***6-Minute Walk Test Distance (m): Iwama et al.18 equation [6MWDm = 622.461 - (1.846 x Age years) + (61.503 x Sex (men = 1; women = 0)]
****Borg index: Very light: 6 – 10; Fairly light: 11- 14; Hard: 15-20
*****Grip Strength (kg): Dynapenia: Based on handgrip strength <30kg (men) and <20kg (women)