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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Strong correlation between protein reagent strip and protein-to-creatinine ratio for detection of renal dysfunction in HIV-infected patients: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic total participants

Value n = 799 (100%)

Sex (%)

 

Male

737 (92.2%)

Female

62 (7.8%)

Age, years (mean ± SD)

32.9 ± 10.1

BMI (mean ± SD)

23.8 ± 2.8

Participants on HAART n (%)

561 (70.2%)

eGFR calculated using MDRD-4 mL/min (mean ± SD)

113.06 ± 22.6

Diabetes n (%)

10 (1.3%)

Hypertension n (%)

17 (2.1%)

  1. BMI: body mass index; HAART: highly-active antiretroviral therapy; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; MDRD: modification of diet in renal disease.