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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Serum gonadal hormones levels and hypogonadism in ART naïve newly diagnosed HIV infected adult males in Mwanza, Tanzania

Variable

Study group

Frequency (%)

Comparison group

Frequency (%)

Age (Years)

39.2 ± 10.5*

38.9 ± 10.3*

BMI (Kg/M2)

22.0 ± 2.5*

22.2 ± 2.6*

Waist Circumference (cm)

78.9 ± 8.5*

85 0.9 ± 9.2*

Marital Status

  

Married

10 (12.4)

59 (72.8)

Single

48 (59.3)

22 (27.2)

Divorced/separated

23 (28.4)

0 (00.0)

Herbal Medicine use

  

Yes

18 (22.2)

39 (48.2)

No

63 (77.8)

42 (51.9)

Employment status

  

Non self employed

19 (23.5)

11 (13.6)

Self Employed

54 (66.7)

67 (82.7)

Unemployed

8 (9.8)

3 (3.7)

  1. *Mean ± SD