| VARIABLE |
LDL-C < 92 mg/dL
(n=59) |
LDL-C 93-122 mg/dL
(n=59) |
LDL-C > 123 mg/dL
(n=58) |
P |
| Age (year) |
45 ± 7 |
46 ± 7 |
44 ± 6 |
0.47 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
26 (22, 28) |
25 (23, 29) |
26 (23, 28) |
0.87 |
| Log10 Viral Load (copies/mL) |
2.8 (2.3, 4.2) |
2.9 (2.3, 4.0) |
2.3 (2.3, 3.0) |
0.024 |
| Undetectable Viral Load
(<400 copies/mL) |
28 (48%) |
26 (46%) |
39 (66%) |
0.054 |
| CD4 (count/mm3) |
389 (208, 640) |
403 (312, 520) |
390 (230, 609) |
0.90 |
| ART |
81% |
69% |
80% |
0.23 |
| NRTIs |
76% |
69% |
78% |
0.48 |
| NNRTIs |
31% |
22% |
43% |
0.051 |
| PIs |
45% |
45% |
45% |
1.00 |
| HAART |
66% |
60% |
68% |
0.66 |
| PI & NRTI-HAART |
38% |
38% |
25% |
0.23 |
| NNRTI and NRTI-HAART |
22% |
16% |
23% |
0.52 |
| PI and NNRTI-HAART |
5% |
7% |
20% |
0.025 |
| hsCRP (µg/mL) |
1.6 (0.4, 3.6) |
1.8 (0.9, 2.8) |
1.9 (0.9, 4.2) |
0.22 |
| TNF-alpha (pg/mL) |
1.9 (1.3, 2.6) |
1.5 (1.0, 2.2) |
1.2 (0.9, 1.7) |
0.002 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) |
2.0 (1.3, 3.0) |
1.4 (1.1, 2.7) |
1.5 (1.0, 2.5) |
0.077 |
| sICAM1-CD54 (ng/dL) |
345 (200, 463) |
260 (182, 325) |
227 (178, 335) |
0.030 |
| HOMA > 2.6 |
46% |
33% |
34% |
0.29 |
| CAC > 400 |
2 (4%) |
2 (4%) |
1 (2%) |
0.87 |
| Common cIMT (mm) |
0.59 (0.51, 0.66) |
0.59 (0.50, 0.68) |
0.59 (0.53, 0.66) |
0.93 |
| Abnormal Common cIMT
(> 0.645 mm) |
29% |
33% |
27% |
0.74 |
Normally distributed parameters are expressed as average ± SD.
Not normally distributed parameters are expressed as median (min, max). |