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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 4 Distribution of serum vitamin E levels across the nutritional status of the participants with HIV

From: Serum vitamin E levels in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Lagos Nigeria

Parameter

Median (IQR)

p value

BMI for age

 Underweight

3.30 (2.04–5.08)

 

 Normal

2.60 (1.50–5.28)

 

 Overweight

1.40 (0.90–1.90)

0.48*

Height for age

 Stunted

2.84 (1.49–6.29)

 

 Normal

2.47 (1.47–5.17)

 

 Tall

4.47 (2.55–7.07)

0.71**

Weight for age

 Underweight

2.19 (0.68–3.59)

 

 Normal

2.40 (1.37–4.78)

 

 Overweight

5.27 (5.27–5.28)

0.26***

Weight for height

 Underweight

2.59(1.82–4.32)

 

 Normal

1.81(0.9–4.47)

0.49****

  1. p value obtained from Kruskal–Wallis test
  2. p* p value comparing the median vitamin E values between the underweight, normal, and overweight HIV-infected children
  3. p** p value comparing the median vitamin E values between the stunted, normal, and tall HIV infected children
  4. p*** p value comparing the median vitamin E values between the underweight, normal, and overweight children aged 10 years and below
  5. p**** p value comparing median vitamin E values between the underweight and normal HIV-infected children aged 5 years and below
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