Table 1 Comparison of obesity and other demographic characteristics between women with and those without Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Age

38.77 (± 8.27)

34.53 (± 7.79)

Ind. t test

< 0.001

Age group

19–30

20 (21%)

29 (31%)

Chi-square

0.061

31–45

53 (56%)

55 (59%)

> 46

21 (22%)

10 (11%)

History of high BP

No

71 (76%)

74 (79%)

Chi-square

0.6

Yes

23 (24%)

20 (21%)

History of Diabetes

No

80 (85%)

82 (87%)

Chi-square

0.67

Yes

14 (15%)

12 (13%)

Marital status

Single

14 (15%)

21 (22%)

Chi-square

0.43

Married

60 (65%)

54 (57%)

Divorced

19 (20%)

19 (20%)

Highest level of education

Never studied

13 (14%)

4 (4%)

Fisher’s exact

0.011

Preprimary

5 (5%)

3 (3%)

Primary

35 (38%)

45 (48%)

Secondary

34 (37%)

25 (27%)

Tertiary

5 (5%)

9 (10%)

University

1 (1%)

8 (9%)

HIV status

Negative

52 (55%)

50 (53%)

Fisher’s exact

0.77

Positive

41 (44%)

44 (47%)

Unknown

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

HIV Viral Load (copies/ml)

40.84 (± 161.33)

18.98 (± 85.10)

Ind. t test

0.4

Body Mass Index

28.00 (± ×/1.25)

28.00 (± ×/1.47)

Ind. t test, logged

1

CD4 count (cells/UL)

555.75 (± 362.32)

488.18 (± 366.428)

Ind. t test

0.7

Smoking

No

93 (99%)

86 (92%)

Fisher’s exact

0.035

Yes

1 (1%)

7 (8%)

Contraceptive use

No

55 (60%)

37 (41%)

Chi-square

0.01

Yes

37 (40%)

54 (59%)

Age at sexual debut

18.37 (± 3.04)

19.26 (± 3.50)

Ind. t test

0.065

Region of residence

Mbarara city

92 (98%)

91 (97%)

Fisher’s exact

1

Rest of western Uganda

2 (2%)

2 (2%)

Central Uganda

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

General obesity

Non obese

58 (62%)

70 (74%)

Chi-square

0.060

Obese

36 (38%)

24 (26%)

Central obesity

Non obese

94 (100%)

94 (100%)

Fisher’s exact

1.00

Obese

0 (0%)

0 (0%)