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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: The association between malnutrition and the incidence of malaria among young HIV-infected and -uninfected Ugandan children: a prospective study

Characteristic

Risk group

HIV-unexposed (n = 99)

HIV-exposed (n = 202)

HIV-infected (n = 57)

Female gender, n (%)

40 (40%)

101 (50%)

28 (49%)

Residence in urban area, n (%)

23 (23%)

39 (19%)

18 (32%)

Median duration of follow-up, months (IQR)

15.2 (12.1-17.5)

16.7 (13.4-19.5)

14.3 (11.8-18.4)

Mean age during follow-up, months (SD)

14.3 (2.0)

13.2 (2.8)

14.3 (3.1)

Proportion of follow-up time prescribed TS

0

73%

100%

Proportion of follow-up time breastfeeding

81%

24%

64%

Mean HAZ scores

   

   Mild stunting, n (%)

38 (38%)

71 (35%)

17 (30%)

   Moderate-severe stunting, n (%)

28 (28%)

69 (34%)

29 (51%)

Mean WAZ scores

   

   Mild underweight

23 (23%)

52 (26%)

13 (23%)

   Moderate-severe underweight

7 (7.1%)

21 (10%)

17 (30%)