High blood pressure and associated factors among HIV-infected young persons aged 13 to 25 years at selected health facilities in Rwenzori region, western Uganda, September–October 2021

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 1,045)

Characteristic	No. (%)
Female sex	714 (68)
Age (yr)^a)
13–17	305 (29)
18–25	739 (71)
Level of education
None	82 (8)
Primary	596 (57)
Secondary	275 (26)
Tertiary	92 (9)
Mode of acquisition
Vertical transmission	542 (52)
Sexual transmission	503 (48)
Viral load
Undetectable	186 (18)
Suppressed	682 (65)
Unsuppressed^b⁾	177 (17)
Family history of cardiovascular disease
No	889 (85)
Yes	156 (15)
Tobacco use
Never smoked	1,014 (97)
Current or past smoker	31 (3)
Alcohol use
Never	882 (84)
Current or past drinker	163 (16)
Body mass index^c⁾
Underweight	195 (19)
Normal	664 (64)
Overweight	159 (15)
Obese	27 (3)
Duration since diagnosis of HIV (yr)^d)
< 5	432 (41)
5–10	257 (25)
> 10	356 (34)
Duration on antiretroviral therapy (yr)
< 5	449 (43)
5–10	329 (31)
> 10	267 (26)
Resting heart rate (beats/min)^e)
≤ 76	588 (56)
> 76	457 (44)

^a)Mean ± standard deviation, 20 ± 3.8 years (adolescent group, 13–17 years; young adult group, 18–25 years)
^b)Defined as > 1,000 copies/mL
^c)Mean ± standard deviation, 21.8 ± 2.8 kg/m² (underweight, < 18.5 kg/m²; normal, 18.5 to 25 kg/m²; overweight, 25 to 30 kg/m²; obese, ≥ 30 kg/m²)
^d)Median duration of HIV, 6 years (interquartile range, 3–13 years). ^e)Mean ± standard deviation, 76 ± 11 beats/min

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