Research Article

Chronic Diseases Multimorbidity among Adult People Living with HIV at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of people living with HIV at HUCSH, April 2016.

CharacteristicsValueNumber%

BMI<2526569.4
≥2511730.6

ExerciseYes36194.5
No215.5

Fruits and vegetables consumptionYes37698.4
No61.6

Alcohol drinkingYes18548.4
No19751.6

Khat chewingYes13735.9
No24564.1

Cigarette smokingYes4912.8
No33387.2

Duration of ART in monthsMedian (IQR)74 (57)

Most recent CD4 count (cells/μl)Median (IQR)545.1 (314)

ART: antiretroviral therapy; BMI: body mass index. Duration of ART in months has 4 missing values, CD4 count had 1 missing value.