Anthropometry & spirometry data comparing healthy with HIV positive children

 Healthy ControlsHIV positiveMean Diff (95% CI)
Age (y)9.01 (1.93)10.00 (1.56)0.99 (0.56, 1.42)
zHeight0.07 (0.90)-1.11 (0.95)-1.18 (-1.42, -0.94)
zWeight0.13 (0.93)-1.26 (0.73)-1.38 (-1.59, -1.18)
zBMI0.12 (0.94)-0.94 (0.60)-1.06 (-1.24, -0.88)
zFEV10.05 (0.95)-1.02 (1.17)-1.07 (-1.33, -0.81)
zFVC0.04 (0.99)-1.06 (1.13)-1.10 (-1.36, -0.83)
zFEV1/FVC0.09 (0.92)0.01 (0.92)-0.08 (-0.32, 0.16)
  • Results expressed as mean (SD); at this age 1 z-score (FEV1, FVC) = a difference of ∼12%