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Table 2 Incidence of HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections by BMI

From: High prevalence of obesity among women who enrolled in HIV prevention trials in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: healthy diet and life style messages should be integrated into HIV prevention programs

At enrolment

HIV incidence (6.7 per 100 person year, 95% CI: 6.1-7.4 per 100 person year)

 

Crude incidence rate per 100 Person Year (95% CI)

p-value

Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

AdjustedHazard R (95% CI)

p-value

Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 )

 

<0.001

    

Obese1

4.6 (3.8,5.6)

 

1

 

1

 

Overweight2

7.8 (6.7,9.0)

 

1.70 (1.33,2.17)

<0.001

1.36 (1.06,1.75)

0.015

Normal3

8.1 (7.0,9.4)

 

1.76 (1.38,2.25)

<0.001

1.19 (0.92,1.55)

0.185

  

STI ‡‡ incidence (15.6 per 100 person year, 95% CI:14.6-16.6 per 100 person year)

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 )

 

<0.001

    

Obese1

10.9 (9.6,12.3)

 

1

 

1

 

Overweight2

16.6 (15.0,18.4)

 

1.82 (1.55,2.14)

<0.001

1.46 (1.22,1.75)

<0.001

Normal3

19.8 (17.9,21.9)

 

1.55 (1.31,1.83)

<0.001

1.40 (1.18,1.66)

<0.001

  1. P value for log rank test.
  2. Age adjusted.
  3. ‡‡ Chlamydia trachomatis and gonorrhoea.
  4. 1 30+ BMI, 2 (25-<30) BMI, 3 (18.6-<25) BMI.