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Table 3 Prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and distribution of pregnant women and controls by HIV infection and serum status of micronutrients

From: Vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy of HIV infected and non-infected women in tropical settings of Northwest Ethiopia

Parameters

Cutoff value

HIV positive

pregnant women

(44)

HIV negative

pregnant women

(379)

HIV positive

non pregnant women

(30)

HIV negative non pregnant controls

(25)

  

Deficient

Non deficient

Deficient

Non deficient

Deficient

Non deficient

Deficient

Non deficient

Vitamin A

0.7 μmol/L

33 (75)*

0.79 ± 0.32**

11(25)

1.45 ± 0.25

234 (61.7)

0.82 ± (0.26)$

145 (31.8)

1.54 ± (0.29)

26(86.7)

0.63 ± 0.28)

4(13.3)

1.45 ± (0.16)

12(48)

0.68 ± (0.27)

13(52)

1.6 ± (0.39)

TSP

(107)

6.2 gm/dl

8/13(61)

5.6 ± (0.68)

5/13(39)

7.1 ± (0.35)

56/94(59)

5.2 ± (0.55)

38/94(41)

7.2 ± (0.85)

ND

ND

ND

ND

Albumin (107)

3.5 gm/dl

6/33 (18)

3.06 ± (0.39)

27/33(82)

3.04 ± (0.51)

7/74(9)

4.15 ± (0.39)

67/72(91)

4.3 ± (0.64)

ND

ND

ND

ND

Cholesterol(107)

154 mg/dl

9/13(69

119.8 ± (28)

4/13(31)

200.5 ± (59)

38/94(40)

119.5 ± (20.8)

56/94(60)

200.8 ± (38)

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. Keys: *Number (%), ** Mean ± SD, $P value< 0.05 versus HIV negative non pregnant controls, ND: Not done