Table 2 Distribution of participant demographics based on general obesity
Variable | Â | No general obesity | General obesity | Test | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | N = 128 | N = 60 |  |  |
Age |  | 35.98 (± 8.56) | 38.07 (± 7.60) | Ind. t test | 0.11 |
Age group | 19–30 | 39 (30.5%) | 10 (16.7%) | Chi-square | 0.12 |
|  | 31–45 | 68 (53.1%) | 40 (66.7%) |  |  |
|  | > 46 | 21 (16.4%) | 10 (16.7%) |  |  |
History of high BP | No | 97 (75.8%) | 48 (80.0%) | Chi-square | 0.52 |
| Â | Yes | 31 (24.2%) | 12 (20.0%) | Â | Â |
History of Diabetes | No | 111 (86.7%) | 51 (85.0%) | Chi-square | 0.75 |
| Â | Yes | 17 (13.3%) | 9 (15.0%) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Single | 26 (20.5%) | 9 (15.0%) | Fisher’s exact | 0.22 |
| Â | Married | 72 (56.7%) | 42 (70.0%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Divorced | 29 (22.8%) | 9 (15.0%) | Â | Â |
Highest level of education | Never studied | 11 (8.7%) | 6 (10.0%) | Fisher’s exact | 0.17 |
| Â | Preprimary | 7 (5.5%) | 1 (1.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Primary | 61 (48.0%) | 19 (31.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Secondary | 34 (26.8%) | 25 (41.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Tertiary | 8 (6.3%) | 6 (10.0%) | Â | Â |
| Â | University | 6 (4.7%) | 3 (5.0%) | Â | Â |
HIV status | Negative | 71 (55.5%) | 31 (51.7%) | Fisher’s exact | 0.38 |
| Â | Positive | 57 (44.5%) | 28 (46.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Unknown | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | Â | Â |
HIV Viral Load (copies/ml) |  | 12.6 (± 37.44) | 72.07 (± 228.79) | Ind. t test | 0.036 |
CD4 count cells/UL |  | 609.58 (± 277.19) | 357.29 (± 438.95) | Ind. t test | 0.14 |
Smoking | No | 123 (96.1%) | 56 (94.9%) | Fisher’s exact | 0.71 |
| Â | Yes | 5 (3.9%) | 3 (5.1%) | Â | Â |
Contraceptive use | No | 56 (45.5%) | 36 (60.0%) | Chi-square | 0.066 |
| Â | Yes | 67 (54.5%) | 24 (40.0%) | Â | Â |
Age at sexual debut |  | 18.31 (± 3.16) | 19.89 (± 3.37) | Ind. t test | 0.002 |
Region of residence | Mbarara city | 125 (97.7%) | 58 (96.7%) | Fisher’s exact | 0.39 |
| Â | Central Uganda | 3 (2.3%) | 1 (1.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Rest of Western Uganda | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | Â | Â |